Black City (Matthew Dear album) explained

Black City
Type:	studio
Artist:	Matthew Dear
Cover:	Matthew Dear Black City.jpg
Genre:	Electronic
Label:	Ghostly International
Producer:	Matthew Dear
Prev Title:	Asa Breed
Prev Year:	2007
Next Title:	Beams
Next Year:	2012

Black City is the fourth studio album by Matthew Dear. It was released via Ghostly International in 2010. It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, as well as number 29 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Black City received an average score of 78, based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Pitchfork placed it at number 46 on its list of "The Top 50 Albums of 2010".^[1]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Matthew Dear – production
• Paul Gold – mastering
• Will Calcutt – artwork, photography

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)^[2]	17
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[3]	29

Notes and References

1. Web site: Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2010 | Features (page 1 of 5). Pitchfork. December 16, 2010. April 29, 2015. April 20, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150420191627/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7893-the-top-50-albums-of-2010/. dead.
2. Web site: Matthew Dear - Chart history - Top Dance/Electronic Albums. Billboard. March 23, 2017. March 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170324173907/http://www.billboard.com/artist/310059/matthew-dear/chart?f=322. dead.
3. Web site: Matthew Dear - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums. Billboard. March 23, 2017. March 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170324095049/http://www.billboard.com/artist/310059/matthew-dear/chart?f=324. dead.