| Howl | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Rival Consoles |
| Cover: | Rival Consoles - Howl.png |
| Genre: | Electronic |
| Length: | 41:37 |
| Label: | Erased Tapes |
| Producer: | Ryan Lee West |
| Prev Title: | Kid Velo |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
| Next Title: | Night Melody |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
Howl is the third studio album by British electronic musician Ryan Lee West, performed under his stage name Rival Consoles. It was released on 16 October 2015, by Erased Tapes Records.[1]
Howl 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 9 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 12 reviews.[2]
Daryl Keating of Exclaim! wrote: "Howl is a well-crafted structure, built on the foundation laid by its predecessors. It's certainly the pinnacle of West's career so far, and up there for electronic album highlight of year." He also explained: "Every note, beat and chord progression is chosen carefully and played with purpose in order to draw genuine feeling out of these cold electronics. The result is a vast, thoughtful record that leaves a deep impression in its wake Reef Younis of Loud and Quiet explained: "Textural and tempered, it's a third album that has more in common with Jon Hopkins and James Holden's droning electronica but there's still plenty in play for 'Howl' to stand in the exalted ambient company of Erased Tapes labelmates like Nils Frahm and Ólafur Arnalds."
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exclaim! | Top 10 Electronic Albums of 2015 | ||
| Loud and Quiet | Top 40 Albums of 2015 | ||
| XLR8R | Best of 2018 |
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