Overload (Georgia Anne Muldrow album)

Overload
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 26, 2018 (2018-10-26)
Length36:49
LabelBrainfeeder
Georgia Anne Muldrow chronology
A Thoughtiverse Unmarred
(2015)
Overload
(2018)
Vweto II
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!8/10[3]
Loud and Quiet7/10[4]
MusicOMH[5]
Pitchfork8/10[6]
Resident Advisor[7]

Overload is a studio album by American musician Georgia Anne Muldrow. It was released on October 26, 2018, by Brainfeeder.[8] Overload received a nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 62nd Grammy Awards.[9]

Release

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On September 13, 2018, Muldrow announced the release of her new studio album, along with the single "Aerosol".[8]

Critical reception

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Overload was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80 based on 10 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 77 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 9 reviews.[10]

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
The A.V. Club Top 20 Albums of 2018
16
Bandcamp Top 100 Albums of 2018
32
Pitchfork Top 50 Albums of 2018
49

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."I.O.T.A. (Instrument of the Ancestors)"1:09
2."Play It Up"3:47
3."Overload"3:58
4."Blam"2:47
5."Williehook (Skit)"0:54
6."Aerosol"2:01
7."Vital Transformation"4:28
8."You Can Always Count on Me"3:05
9."These Are the Things I Really Like About You"2:15
10."Canadian Hillbilly"4:21
11."Conmigo (Reprise)"2:37
12."Bobbie's Dittie"4:28
13."Ciao"0:59

Personnel

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Technical personnel

Artwork

  • Martin Norwood – cover art
  • Adam Stover – layout, design

References

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  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "AllMusic Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Bauer, Matt (October 22, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Johnson, Eugenie (October 25, 2018). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loudandquiet.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Devlin, Ben (October 23, 2018). "MusicOMH Review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  6. ^ Nguyen, Dylan van (November 6, 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  7. ^ Garner, Marty Sartini (November 23, 2018). "Resident Advisor Review". Residentadvisor.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Blais-Billie, Braudie (September 13, 2018). "Georgia Anne Muldrow Announces New Album for Brainfeeder, Shares Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  9. ^ "Grammy Winners 2020: The Full List". Vanity Fair. January 26, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  11. ^ Purdom, Clayton (December 18, 2018). "The A.V. Club's 20 Best Albums of 2018". Music.avclub.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  12. ^ "The Best Albums of 2018". Daily.bandcamp.com. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  13. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Pitchfork.com. December 11, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.