Monsters Exist

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Monsters Exist
Studio album by
Orbital
Released14 September 2018
Length50:06
LabelACP
ProducerOrbital
Orbital chronology
Wonky
(2012) 		Monsters Exist
(2018) 		30 Something
(2022)
Singles from Monsters Exist
  1. "Tiny Foldable Cities"
    Released: 11 May 2018[1]
  2. "P.H.U.K."
    Released: 28 June 2018[2]
  3. "The End Is Nigh"
    Released: 29 August 2018[3]

Monsters Exist is the ninth studio album by Orbital, released on 14 September 2018 through their own ACP label.[4] It is their first studio album in six years (their last studio album Wonky was released in 2012) and the first since they reformed for the second time in 2017. The title is shown in the earlier video for "The Box" in 1996 when Tilda Swinton glances at an array of TV screens.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Arts Desk[7]
Drowned in Sound8/10[8]
Pitchfork6/10[9]
PopMatters8/10[10]
Q[11]
Release Magazine10/10[12]
Slant Magazine[13]
Uncut[14]

The album received generally positive reception, with a score of 67 out of 100 based on nine reviews on Metacritic.[5]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Monsters Exist"5:52
2."Hoo Hoo Ha Ha"4:04
3."The Raid"5:00
4."P.H.U.K."7:25
5."Tiny Foldable Cities"5:45
6."Buried Deep Within"4:27
7."Vision OnE"5:44
8."The End Is Nigh"4:36
9."There Will Come a Time" (featuring Professor Brian Cox)7:13
Total length:50:06
Deluxe edition[15]
No.TitleLength
10."Kaiju"5:25
11."A Long Way from Home"1:30
12."Analogue Test Oct 16"3:06
13."Fun with the System"4:15
14."Dressing Up in Other People's Clothes"4:37
15."To Dream Again"4:38
16."There Will Come a Time" (Instrumental)7:13
17."Tiny Foldable Cities" (Kareful Remix)3:36
Total length:34:20
HMV exclusive (UK) / Indie record store exclusive (US)
No.TitleLength
18."Kinetic 2017"6:12
19."Copenhagen"5:26
20."To Dream Again" (Reocurring Mix)4:02
21."Where Is It Going?" (Live Style Mix)7:56
Total length:23:36

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Monsters Exist
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 143
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 110
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 43
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 12
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[21] 9
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[22] 24

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Orbital - Tiny Foldable Cities". YouTube. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Orbital - P.H.U.K." YouTube. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Orbital - The End Is Nigh". YouTube. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ^ Cetin, Marissa. "Orbital announce Monsters Exist, their first album in six years". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Reviews for Monsters Exist by Orbital". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  6. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Monsters Exist – Orbital". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  7. ^ Oddy, Guy (7 September 2018). "CD: Orbital - Monsters Exist". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  8. ^ Wylde, Nicoletta. "Orbital - Monsters Exist". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  9. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry. "Orbital - Monsters Exist". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  10. ^ Garrat, John. "Orbital's Cellar Monsters and Cosmic Despair". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  11. ^ A return to form have they made. [Oct 2018, p.115]
  12. ^ Whyte, Mike. "Orbital - Monsters Exist". Release Magazine. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  13. ^ Goller, Josh (31 August 2018). "Orbital - Monsters Exist". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  14. ^ The cumulative effect is upbeat jubilation. [Oct 2018, p.30]
  15. ^ "Monsters Exist (Deluxe Edition)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Orbital – Monsters Exist" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Orbital – Monsters Exist" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Orbital". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  21. ^ "Orbital Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Orbital Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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