| Konkylie | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | When Saints Go Machine |
| Cover: | Konkylie.jpg |
| Length: | 38:31 |
| Label: | Studio !K7 |
| Prev Title: | Ten Makes a Face |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Infinity Pool |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
Konkylie is the second studio album by Danish electropop band When Saints Go Machine. It was released on 6 June 2011 by Studio !K7.[1]
Konkylie 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 74 based on 9 reviews.
In a review for Drowned in Sound, critic reviewer John Brainlove wrote: "Konkylie is an impressive, accomplished collection of songs from a band coming into their own. They've succeeded in accomplishing what all so many artists strive for: cleanly synthesising their feelings and thoughts into sound." At MusicOMH, Ben Edgell said: "Konkylie is a vibrant, often intense, mix of house and pop, infused, wonderfully, with both a spiritual glow and a dark clubland soul."
| Clash | Clashs Top 40 Albums of 2011 | 39 | [2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drowned in Sound | Drowned in Sounds Top 75 Albums of 2011 | 6 | [3] | |
| The Line of Best Fit | The Line of Best Fits Top 50 Albums of 2011 | 6 | [4] |