Sign (Autechre album) explained

Sign
Type:studio
Artist:Autechre
Cover:autechresign.jpg
Recorded:2018–2020[1]
Genre:
  • IDM
  • ambient
Length:65:33
Label:Warp
Producer:Rob Brown and Sean Booth
Prev Title:NTS Sessions 1–4
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:Plus
Next Year:2020

Sign (often stylized as SIGN) is the fourteenth studio album by British electronic music duo Autechre. It was announced by Warp Records on 2 September 2020 via their Twitter page, and was released on 16 October 2020.[2] [3] The album was broadcast for the first time on 8 October on the Autechre website.[4] Shortly after, it was made available as a digital download to those who pre-ordered. The cover and packaging artwork was created by The Designers Republic.[5]

Sign's companion album, Plus, was released without announcement twelve days later.

Sign and Plus were both teased prior to release in a series of Autechre live mix sessions that aired on streaming service Mixlr during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Critical reception

Sign was met with critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 82, based on 12 reviews.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frere-Jones . Sasha . Sasha Frere-Jones . Autechre + Sign . S/FJ . . 29 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201229213134/https://substack.sashafrerejones.com/p/autechre-sign . 29 December 2020 . . English . live.
  2. Web site: AUTECHRE 'SIGN' WARP329 01:05:33 16 OCT 2020. Warp Records. Warp Records. 2020-09-02. 2020-09-02.
  3. Web site: Autechre announce new album, SIGN, on Warp. Marissa Cetin. Resident Advisor. 2020-09-02. 2020-09-02.
  4. Web site: SIGN. 2020-10-08. AE_STORE.
  5. Web site: Autechre - SIGN.. Bleep.com. Bleep.com. 2020-09-02. 2020-09-02.
  6. Web site: Autechre surprise with another new album, PLUS. Marissa Cetin. Resident Advisor. 2020-10-29. 2020-10-29.