Addendum | ||||
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Released | April 20, 2018 | |||
Recorded | c. 2003–2016 | |||
Label | Ribbon | |||
Producer | John Maus | |||
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Singles from Addendum | ||||
Addendum is the fifth studio album by American musician John Maus, released on April 20, 2018. It is a twelve-track collection that serves as an "addendum" to his previous album Screen Memories (2017).[3] As Maus explained, "It was really more that I made an album, but then I realized I had two albums worth of stuff."[4] Accordingly, the songs on Addendum were made in a more "carefree" manner than Screen Memories and are most resemblant of his usual style.[5]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Album of the Year | 71/100[6] |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.8/10[7] |
Metacritic | 70/100[8] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [9] |
Crack | 7/10[10] |
The Line of Best Fit | 7.5/10[11] |
The Music | [12] |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10[13] |
PopMatters | [14] |
Q | [8] |
Soundblab | 6/10[15] |
Spectrum Culture | [16] |
Uncut | 7/10[8] |
Addendum was first issued as a bonus vinyl disc on a career retrospective box set. A standalone CD and digital release followed on May 18.[17] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, Addendum received an average score of 70 based on 7 reviews, indicating a "generally favorable" reception.[8]
Pitchfork reviewer Evan Rytlewski wrote, "Maus has made more profound and mysterious records, but never one that has taken this much delight in its own ridiculousness."[13] Q magazine called it an "intriguing, if not quite essential, addition to the Maus canon."[8]
All tracks are written by John Maus except "Privacy", by Ariel Pink, and "Drinking Song", by Oswald von Wolkenstein (originally titled "Her wiert uns dürstet also sere")
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Outer Space" | 3:45 |
2. | "Dumpster Baby" | 2:46 |
3. | "Episode" | 3:49 |
4. | "Drinking Song" | 1:08 |
5. | "Figured It Out" | 2:50 |
6. | "Middle Ages" | 2:42 |
7. | "Mind the Droves" | 3:31 |
8. | "Privacy" | 3:18 |
9. | "Running Man" | 2:44 |
10. | "Second Death" | 2:00 |
11. | "1987" | 3:10 |
12. | "I Want to Live" | 3:45 |
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