Kill for Love explained

Kill for Love
Type:studio
Artist:Chromatics
Cover:Chromatics - Kill for Love.png
Recorded:May 2007 – August 2011 (Houston), (Portland), (Montreal)
Genre:
Length:77:33
Label:Italians Do It Better
Producer:Johnny Jewel
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Kill for Love is the fourth studio album by American electronic music band Chromatics. It was released on March 26, 2012, by Italians Do It Better. On May 7, 2012, a drumless version of the album, containing 11 songs with no percussion, was made available by the band for free download.[1]

Critical reception

Kill for Love received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 80, based on 18 reviews.[2] AllMusic critic K. Ross Hoffman wrote that the album "maintains an impressively high level of quality and emotional resonance throughout", adding that "just about everything" on the album is "inarguably effective, and starkly beautiful in its simplicity".[3] Drowned in Sounds Sean Adams praised its "scale and ambition" and dubbed it "a modern masterpiece",[4] while BBC Music's Alex Denney named it "one of the finest records to surface this year".[5] Jesse Cataldo of Slant Magazine viewed Kill for Love as "a great tribute to the grueling power of fatigue, an album that turns a dearth of ideas into a virtue."[6]

Marc Hogan of Pitchfork commented that the album "boasts some of the most engrossing synth-pop songs so far this year", adding that "[i]t's not just a collection of hits; it's an album, one that gives the project's familiar nocturnal foreboding a new sense of grandeur."[7] Austin Trunick of Under the Radar noted its "meticulously well thought-out" sequencing and remarked that it "feels less like an album and more like a feature film."[8] Nows Benjamin Boles called the album "strikingly epic" and concluded that "as a more condensed pop album it could also be a strong statement, but the languid pacing and excess of empty space make the perfect frame for the singalongs."[9] In a mixed review, Eric Harvey of The A.V. Club dubbed Kill for Love an "ambitious work", but felt that "the tracks blend together into a flat, echo-drenched concoction of Radelet's blank Nico croon", concluding that "it's probably worth just waiting for the movie [''[[Drive (2011 film)|Drive]]]."[10]

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRank
The 405Albums of the Year22[11]
AllMusicBest of 201228[12]
Decade in Review[13]
BBC MusicTop 25 Albums of 201218[14]
Beats Per Minutedata-sort-value="Top 50 Albums of 2012, The"The Top 50 Albums of 20122[15]
Clashdata-sort-value="Top 40 Albums of 2012, The"The Top 40 Albums of 201229[16]
data-sort-value="Top 100 Albums of Clash's Lifetime, The"The Top 100 Albums of Clashs Lifetime81[17]
CokemachineglowTop 50 Albums 201217[18]
Consequence of SoundTop 50 Albums of 201221[19]
Top 100 Albums of the 2010s60[20]
Crack Magazinedata-sort-value="Top 100 Albums of 2012, The"The Top 100 Albums of 201227[21]
DIYAlbums of 201214[22]
Drowned in SoundFavourite Albums of 20123[23]
Exclaim!Best Albums of 201221[24]
FilterTop 10 of 201216[25]
Gorilla vs. BearAlbums of 20121[26]
Albums of the Decade (2010–2019)8[27]
The GuardianBest Albums of 201213[28]
data-sort-value="100 Best Albums of the 21st Century, The"The 100 Best Albums of the 21st Century85[29]
The Line of Best Fitdata-sort-value="Best Fit Fifty: Albums of 2012, The"The Best Fit Fifty: Albums of 201247[30]
musicOMHTop 100 Albums of 20124[31]
No RipcordTop 50 Albums Of 201228[32]
Obscure SoundBest Albums of 201217[33]
Pitchforkdata-sort-value="Top 50 Albums of 2012, The"The Top 50 Albums of 20128[34]
data-sort-value="100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far (2010–2014), The"The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far (2010–2014)44[35]
data-sort-value="30 Best Dream Pop Albums, The"The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums13[36]
data-sort-value="200 Best Albums of the 2010s, The"The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s101[37]
PopMattersdata-sort-value="75 Best Albums of 2012, The"The 75 Best Albums of 201210[38]
data-sort-value="Best Indie Rock of 2012, The"The Best Indie Rock of 20121[39]
Pretty Much AmazingBest Albums of 20127[40]
The QuietusAlbums of the Year 201241[41]
Slant Magazinedata-sort-value="25 Best Albums of 2012, The"The 25 Best Albums of 20126[42]
data-sort-value="100 Best Albums of the 2010s, The"The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s16[43]
StereogumTop 50 Albums of 201214[44]
TrebleTop 50 Albums of 2012 2[45]
Under the RadarTop 100 Albums of 201212[46]
UproxxAll The Best Albums of the 2010s40[47]
The Village VoicePazz & Jop28[48]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minsker . Evan . Chromatics Share Drumless Version of Kill for Love, Tour With Hot Chip . Pitchfork . May 7, 2012 . May 17, 2012.
  2. Web site: Reviews for Kill For Love by Chromatics . . May 17, 2012.
  3. Web site: Hoffman . K. Ross . Kill for Love – Chromatics . . November 16, 2019.
  4. Web site: Adams . Sean . Album Review: Chromatics – Kill for Love . . April 20, 2012 . May 17, 2012 . May 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120507185357/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16954/reviews/4144796 . dead .
  5. Web site: Denney . Alex . Review of Chromatics – Kill for Love . . June 7, 2012 . November 4, 2012.
  6. Web site: Cataldo . Jesse . Chromatics: Kill for Love . . April 30, 2012 . May 7, 2017.
  7. Web site: Hogan . Marc . Chromatics: Kill for Love . . April 3, 2012 . April 20, 2012.
  8. Web site: Trunick . Austin . Chromatics: Kill for Love (Italians Do It Better) . . April 24, 2012 . May 17, 2012.
  9. News: Boles . Benjamin . Chromatics – Kill For Love . . 31 . 36 . May 3–10, 2012 . 0712-1326 . May 7, 2017.
  10. Web site: Harvey . Eric . Chromatics: Kill For Love . . April 17, 2012 . December 26, 2017.
  11. Web site: Albums of the Year 2012 . . 2012 . May 17, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213121855/http://thefourohfive.com/end-of-year/2012/albums-of-the-year/26 . December 13, 2012.
  12. Web site: AllMusic Best of 2012 . AllMusic . December 26, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130129052646/http://www.allmusic.com/lists/best-of/albums/2012/28 . January 29, 2013.
  13. Web site: The AllMusic Decade in Review . AllMusic . 2019 . May 17, 2020.
  14. Web site: BBC Music's Top 25 Albums of 2012 . BBC Music . December 6, 2012 . April 3, 2016.
  15. Web site: The Top 50 Albums of 2012 . . December 14, 2012 . December 26, 2017 . April 17, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190417055240/https://beatsperminute.com/features/the-top-50-albums-of-2012/5/ . dead .
  16. Web site: The Top 40 Albums Of 2012 . . December 6, 2012 . April 3, 2016.
  17. Web site: The Top 100 Albums Of Clash's Lifetime: 100–91 . Clash . November 19, 2014 . April 3, 2016.
  18. Web site: Top 50 Albums 2012 . . July 30, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190730234043/http://cokemachineglow.com/category/top-50-albums-2012/ . May 19, 2020.
  19. Web site: Top 50 Albums of 2012 . . December 14, 2012 . April 3, 2016.
  20. Web site: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s . Consequence of Sound . 6 . December 30, 2019 . May 21, 2020.
  21. Web site: The Top 100 Albums of 2012: 49–25 . . December 7, 2012 . May 21, 2020.
  22. Web site: DIY Albums Of 2012: 20 – 11 . . December 6, 2012 . April 3, 2016.
  23. Web site: Adams . Sean . Drowned in Sound's Favourite Albums of 2012: 5–1 . Drowned in Sound . December 7, 2012 . April 3, 2016 . April 12, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160412022022/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4145840-drowned-in-sounds-favourite-albums-of-2012--5-1 . dead .
  24. Web site: Keast . James . Exclaim!'s Best Albums of 2012: Top 50 Albums of the Year . . December 21, 2012 . April 3, 2016.
  25. Web site: FILTER's Top 10 of 2012: Staff Picks . . December 3, 2012 . April 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121209043814/http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/filters_top_10_of_2012_staff_picks/ . December 9, 2012 . dead .
  26. Web site: Chris . Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2012 . . December 2, 2012 . May 17, 2020.
  27. Web site: Chris . Albums of the Decade 2010–2019 . Gorilla vs. Bear . September 20, 2019 . May 21, 2020.
  28. Web site: Best albums of 2012: 20–11 . . November 28, 2012 . April 3, 2016.
  29. Web site: The 100 best albums of the 21st century . The Guardian . September 13, 2019 . October 14, 2019.
  30. Web site: The Best Fit Fifty: Albums of 2012 . . December 17, 2012 . May 21, 2020.
  31. Web site: musicOMH's Top 100 Albums Of 2012: The Top 5 . . December 19, 2012 . April 3, 2016.
  32. Web site: Top 50 Albums Of 2012 (Part One) . No Ripcord . December 18, 2012 . May 19, 2020.
  33. Web site: Mineo . Mike . Best Albums of 2012: #20 to #11 . . December 5, 2012 . May 21, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130305133508/http://www.obscuresound.com/2012/12/best-albums-of-2012-20-to-11/ . March 5, 2013.
  34. Web site: The Top 50 Albums of 2012 . Pitchfork . December 19, 2012 . April 3, 2016.
  35. Web site: The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far (2010–2014) . Pitchfork . August 18, 2014 . May 7, 2017.
  36. Web site: The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums . Pitchfork . April 16, 2018 . April 24, 2018 . 2.
  37. Web site: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s . Pitchfork . October 8, 2019 . October 14, 2019.
  38. Web site: The 75 Best Albums of 2012 . PopMatters . December 9, 2012 . April 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150215235228/http://www.popmatters.com/feature/166270-the-75-best-albums-of-2012/P6/ . February 15, 2015.
  39. Web site: Beasley . Corey . The Best Indie Rock of 2012 . . December 3, 2012 . December 26, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150327215520/http://www.popmatters.com/feature/165829-best-indie-rock-of-2012/P1/ . March 27, 2015.
  40. Web site: Best Albums of 2012 . Pretty Much Amazing . December 27, 2012 . May 17, 2020.
  41. Web site: Turner . Luke . Apollo's Bounteous Harvest: The Quietus Albums Of The Year 2012 . . December 30, 2012 . April 3, 2016.
  42. Web site: The 25 Best Albums of 2012 . Slant Magazine . December 13, 2012 . April 3, 2016.
  43. Web site: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s . Slant Magazine . December 20, 2019 . May 3, 2020.
  44. Web site: Stereogum's Top 50 Albums Of 2012 . . December 5, 2012 . April 3, 2016.
  45. Web site: Top 50 Albums of 2012 . Treble . 5 . December 9, 2012 . May 22, 2020.
  46. Web site: Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2012 . Under the Radar . March 27, 2013 . April 3, 2016.
  47. Web site: All The Best Albums of the 2010s, Ranked . . October 7, 2019 . May 21, 2020.
  48. Web site: Pazz+Jop 2012: Albums Winners . . April 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150919162956/http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/albums/2012 . September 19, 2015.

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