| Volcano | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Temples |
| Cover: | Temples - Volcano.png |
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| Length: | 48:54 |
| Label: | Heavenly |
| Producer: | James Bagshaw |
| Prev Title: | Sun Structures |
| Prev Year: | 2014 |
| Next Title: | Hot Motion |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
Volcano is the second studio album by English rock band Temples, released on 3 March 2017 by Heavenly Recordings.[3] The album was recorded at their home studio, and is self-produced.[1]
Temples member James Bagshaw described the album as being "a result of implementing a load of things that we didn't know about the first time around [on Sun Structures]".[4]
"Certainty" was released as a single in September 2016.[5] This was followed by a remixes EP of the single in November 2016, featuring remixes by Franz Ferdinand and Grumbling Fur Maschine.[6] The second single "Strange or Be Forgotten" was released on 10 January 2017.[7] This was also followed by a remix by Jono Ma of Jagwar Ma, titled "Strange or Be Forgottten" (Jono Ma Even Stranger Version) on 16 February 2017.[8] A third single, "Born into the Sunset", was released on 27 February 2017.[9]
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable" reviews.
In a positive review, Clash said that the album was "rich in intricately layered synths, blending swathes of influences into a more distinctive sound". However, The Independent viewed Volcano in a more negative light, criticising the change in direction from their previous release, Sun Structures.
| Peak position | |
| Australian Physical Albums (ARIA)[10] | 91 |
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