Awake (Tycho album) explained

Awake
Type:	studio
Artist:	Tycho
Cover:	Tycho - Awake.png
Genre:	Electronic ambient post-rock
Length:	36:44
Label:	Ghostly International
Producer:	Scott Hansen
Prev Title:	Dive
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	Epoch
Next Year:	2016

Awake is the third studio album by the American ambient music project Tycho, released on March 18, 2014 by Ghostly International.^[1] It is the second album in a 'trilogy' by the project, beginning with Dive in 2011 and concluding with Epoch in 2016. To date it is his highest charting album in the United States peaking at 23.^[2]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 69, based on 23 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".^[3]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Awake.^[4]

• Scott Hansen – artwork, producer, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, live drums engineering, mastering, mixing
• Zac Brown – bass, guitar
• Rory O'Connor – live drums, live drums engineering
• Count – live drums engineering, mastering, mixing, production consultant
• Christopher Willits – mastering, production consultant
• Ricardo Ayala – live drums, assistant engineering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)^[5]	104
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)^[6]	143
UK Albums Chart^[7]	159
UK Indie Albums Chart^[8]	24
US Billboard 200^[9]	23
US Dance/Electronic Albums^[10]	2
US Independent Albums^[11]	3

Year-end charts

Awake Remixes

Awake Remixes
Type:	remix
Artist:	Tycho
Cover:	Tycho Awake Remixes.jpg
Genre:	Ambient post-rock
Label:	Ghostly International
Producer:	Scott Hansen
Prev Title:	Awake
Prev Year:	2014

As of September 2016 the album has sold over 70,000 copies.^[13]

In December 2015 the group announced the release of a remix album of Awake, which was released digitally on 15 January and physically in May, 2016 on Ghostly International.^[14]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Dance/Electronic Albums^[15]	3
US Independent Albums^[16]	42

Notes and References

1. Web site: Coultate . Aaron . Tycho is Awake on new album . . December 17, 2013 . March 17, 2014.
2. Tycho . June 25, 2021. .
3. Web site: Awake – Tycho . . April 19, 2014.
4. Awake . CD liner notes . . . 2014 . GI-208.
5. Web site: Tycho – Awake . https://archive.today/20140419181009/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Tycho&titel=Awake&cat=a . live . April 19, 2014 . Dutch . Ultratop. Hung Medien . April 19, 2014 .
6. Web site: Tycho – Awake . https://archive.today/20140419181038/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Tycho&titel=Awake&cat=a . live . April 19, 2014 . French . Ultratop . April 19, 2014 .
7. Web site: CHART: CLUK Update 29.03.2014 (wk12) . Zobbel . April 19, 2014.
8. Web site: Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 . Official Charts Company . March 23–29, 2014 . August 5, 2015.
9. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=tycho|chart=Billboard 200}} Tycho – Chart history: Billboard 200 ]. . April 19, 2014.
10. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=tycho|chart=Dance Electronic Albums}} Tycho – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums ]. Billboard . April 19, 2014.
11. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=tycho|chart=Independent Albums}} Tycho – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums ]. Billboard . April 19, 2014.
12. Dance/Electronic Albums: Year End 2014 . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . December 15, 2014.
13. News: With Vinyl, the Musician Tycho Establishes a Physical Presence. The New York Times. 30 September 2016 . 2 July 2018. Sisario . Ben .
14. Web site: Awake Remixes. Theghostlystore.com. 2 July 2018.
15. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=tycho|chart=Dance Electronic Albums}} Tycho – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums ]. Billboard.
16. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=tycho|chart=Independent Albums}} Tycho – Chart history: Independent Albums ]. Billboard.