Volcano (Temples album)

Volcano is the second studio album by English psychedelic rock band Temples, released on 3 March 2017 by Heavenly Records.[4] The album was recorded at their home studio, and is self-produced.[2]

Volcano
Studio album by Temples
Released	3 March 2017 (2017-03-03)
Studio	Pyramid Studio (Kettering, Northamptonshire) The Lodge Studio Northampton & Dulcitone Studio
Genre	Synth-pop,[1] psychedelic pop,[2] pop rock[3]
Length	48:54
Label	Heavenly, Fat Possum
Producer	James Bagshaw
Temples chronology
Sun Structures (2014) Volcano (2017) Hot Motion (2019)

Temples member James Bagshaw described the album as being "a result of implementing a load of things that we didn't know about the first time around [on Sun Structures]".[5]

Singles

"Certainty" was released as a single in September 2016.[6] This was followed by a remixes EP of the single in November 2016, featuring remixes by Franz Ferdinand and Grumbling Fur Maschine.[7] The second single "Strange or Be Forgotten" was released on 10 January 2017.[8] This was also followed by a remix by Jono Ma of Jagwar Ma, titled "Strange or Be Forgottten" (Jono Ma Even Stranger Version) on 16 February 2017.[9] A third single, "Born into the Sunset", was released on 27 February 2017.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[11]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[12]
Clash	8/10[13]
Exclaim!	8/10[14]
The Guardian	[15]
The Independent	[16]
NME	[17]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[11]

In a positive review, Clash said that the album was "rich in intricately layered synths, blending swathes of influences into a more distinctive sound".[13] However, The Independent viewed Volcano in a more negative light, criticising the change in direction from their previous release, Sun Structures.[16]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Certainty"	James Bagshaw	4:24
2.	"All Join In"	Tom Walmsley/Adam Smith	4:08
3.	"I Wanna Be Your Mirror"	Bagshaw/Walmsley/Smith	4:46
4.	"Oh! The Saviour"	Bagshaw/Smith	3:45
5.	"Born into the Sunset"	Bagshaw/Walmsley	4:46
6.	"How Would You Like to Go?"	Smith	3:35
7.	"Open Air"	Bagshaw	4:46
8.	"In My Pocket"	Bagshaw/Walmsley/Smith	3:03
9.	"Celebration"	Bagshaw/Walmsley/Smith	4:19
10.	"Mystery of Pop"	Bagshaw	3:24
11.	"Roman God-Like Man"	Walmsley	3:50
12.	"Strange or Be Forgotten"	Bagshaw/Walmsley	4:08
Total length:			48:54

Japanese edition bonus tracks[18]

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Henry's Cake"

French FNAC edition bonus tracks[19]

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Fortune"

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20]	128
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21]	33
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[22]	69
French Albums (SNEP)[23]	87
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24]	81
Scottish Albums (OCC)[25]	35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26]	39
UK Albums (OCC)[27]	23
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[28]	6

References

1. http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/temples-volcano
2. "Temples announce details of their album 'Volcano' & a new video for 'Certainty.'". Heavenly Recordings. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
3. https://www.popmatters.com/review/temples-volcano/
4. "Temples – Volcano". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
5. "Temples Announce New Album Volcano, Debut "Certainty" Video". Paste. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
6. "☥ Temples announce their new single 'Certainty' with a new record due in 2017. ☥". Heavenly Recordings. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
7. "Temples 'Certainty Remixes'". Qobuz. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
8. "Temples – "Strange Or Be Forgotten"". Stereogum. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
9. "Temples 'Strange Or Be Forgottten (Jono Ma Even Stranger Version)'". Qobuz. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
10. "Temples 'Born Into The Sunset'". Qobuz. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
11. "Volcano – Temples". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
12. Sendra, Tim. "Volcano - Temples". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
13. White, Megan (26 February 2017). "Temples – Volcano". Clash. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
14. Henderson, Cory (1 March 2017). "Temples Volcano". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
15. Horsfield, Martin (2 March 2017). "Temples: Volcano review – heaped spoonfuls of psychedelic sugar". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
16. Gill, Andy (1 March 2017). "Album reviews: Laura Marling – Semper Femina, Grandaddy – Last Place, Alison Krauss – Windy City and more". The Independent. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
17. Nicolson, Barry (2 March 2017). "Temples – 'Volcano' Review". NME. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
18. "Volcano by Temples".
19. "Volcano Edition spéciale Fnac Inclus un titre bonus".
20. "Ultratop.be – Temples – Volcano" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
21. "Ultratop.be – Temples – Volcano" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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23. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 10, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
24. "Offiziellecharts.de – Temples – Volcano" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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26. "Swisscharts.com – Temples – Volcano". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
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28. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2017.