Babelsberg (album)

Babelsberg is the fifth studio album by Welsh musician Gruff Rhys. It was released in June 2018 under Rough Trade Records.

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.8/10[1]
Metacritic	82/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
DIY Mag	[5]
MusicOMH	[6]
PopMatters	8/10[7]

Babelsberg
Studio album by Gruff Rhys
Released	June 8, 2018 (2018-06-08)
Length	40:57
Label	Rough Trade
Gruff Rhys chronology
American Interior (2014) Babelsberg (2018) Pang! (2019)

Album art illustration by Uno Moralez.[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Frontier Man"	3:35
2.	"The Club"	4:03
3.	"Oh Dear!"	3:16
4.	"Limited Edition Heart"	3:38
5.	"Take That Call"	3:42
6.	"Drones in the City"	3:49
7.	"Negative Vibes"	5:15
8.	"Same Old Song"	4:09
9.	"Architecture of Amnesia"	4:41
10.	"Selfies in the Sunset"	4:49

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Drift Records	Top 100 Albums of 2018	55	[9]
Fopp	Top 100 Albums of 2018	71	[10]
Mojo	Top 75 Albums of 2018	32	[11]
Rough Trade	Top 100 Albums of 2018	98	[12]
Uncut	Top 75 Albums of 2018	7	[13]

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	23

References

1. "Babelsberg by Gruff Rhys Review". Anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Babelsberg - Gruff Rhys". AllMusic.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
4. Hann, Michael (June 8, 2018). "Gruff Rhys: Babelsberg review – never mind dystopia, feel the orchestra". Theguardian.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
5. Goggins, Joe. "Gruff Rhys - Babelsberg". Diymag.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
6. Murphy, John (June 7, 2018). "Gruff Rhys - Babelsberg". Musicomh.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
7. Blum, Jordan (June 7, 2018). "Gruff Rhys: Babelsberg - Album Review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
8. https://www.markjamesworks.com/post/172997765374/gruff-rhys-babelsberg-special-deluxe-12-x-24
9. "Records of the Year 2018". Driftrecords.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
10. "Best Albums of 2018". Fopp.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
11. "MOJO's Best Albums of 2018". Albumoftheyear.org. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
12. "Album of the Year 2018". Roughtrade.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
13. "Uncut's 75 Best Albums of 2018". Albumoftheyear.org. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 28, 2018.