Varmints is the debut studio album by the Scottish composer and electronica musician Anna Meredith, released on 4 March 2016 on Moshi Moshi. The album won Scottish Album of the Year Award in 2016.[2]
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Released | 4 March 2016 (2016-03-04) | |||
Genre | Electronic[1] | |||
Length | 47:26 | |||
Label | Moshi Moshi | |||
Anna Meredith chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.8/10[3] |
Metacritic | 84/100[4] |
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The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[6] |
Loud and Quiet | 8/10[1] |
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Pitchfork | 8.4/10[8] |
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Uncut | 8/10[11] |
In a highly positive review for Pitchfork, Laura Snapes awarded Varmints with the website's "Best New Music" label, writing: "[Anna Meredith's] first wholly independent project reveals her to be one of the most innovative minds in modern British music: She wears her obvious theoretical grounding lightly and never lets it obstruct her ecstatic quest for new ideas and deranged stimuli. And Varmints is a knockout, the kind that makes you see cartoon stars."[8]
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
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Pitchfork | The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2016 | 2016 | — | |
The Quietus | Albums of the Year 2016 | 2016 | 49 |
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The Skinny | Top 50 Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 17 |
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The Wire | Top 50 Releases of 2016 | 2016 | 17 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Nautilus" | 5:30 |
2. | "Taken" | 4:50 |
3. | "Scrimshaw" | 4:43 |
4. | "Something Helpful" | 3:13 |
5. | "R-Type" | 4:42 |
6. | "Dowager" | 5:22 |
7. | "The Vapours" | 6:33 |
8. | "Honeyed Words" | 3:17 |
9. | "Last Rose" | 3:31 |
10. | "Shill" | 2:47 |
11. | "Blackfriars" | 2:58 |
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