32 Levels
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox album
| name = 32 Levels
| type = studio
| artist = Clams Casino
| cover = 32 Levels clams Casino.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2016|07|15}}
| recorded = 2014–16
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Electronic|hip hop|alternative R&B|cloud rap|witch house}}
| length = 36:58
73:54 (deluxe edition)
| label = {{hlist|Columbia|Sony}}
| producer = {{hlist|Clams Casino {{small|(also exec.)}}|Keyboard Kid|Lil B|Mikky Ekko|MP Williams|Sam Dew|Illangelo|}}
| prev_title = Instrumentals 3
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Instrumentals 4
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Singles
| name = 32 Levels
| type = studio
| single1 = Blast
| single1date = May 19, 2016
| single2 = Witness
| single2date = May 26, 2016
| single3 = All Nite
| single3date = June 9, 2016
| single4 = A Breath Away
| single4date = June 30, 2016
| single5 = Be Somebody
| single5date = July 14, 2016
}}
}}
32 Levels is the debut studio album by American record producer Clams Casino.{{cite web |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/clams-casino-announces-new-album-32-levels-and-reveals-release-date-news.21716.html |title=Clams Casino Announces New Album "32 Levels" & Reveals Release Date |last=Lilah |first=Rose |date=May 19, 2016 |website=HotNewHipHop |access-date=April 28, 2017}} It was released on July 15, 2016, by Columbia Records. The album contains guest appearances from Lil B, ASAP Rocky, Vince Staples, Sam Dew, Mikky Ekko, Kelela, and Samuel T. Herring, among others.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 76/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/32-levels/clams-casino |title=Reviews for 32 Levels by Clams Casino |website=Metacritic |access-date=April 28, 2017}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/32-levels-mw0002952980 |title=32 Levels – Clams Casino |website=AllMusic |access-date=April 28, 2017 |last=Jeffries |first=David}}
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev2score = B+{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/clams-casino-s-debut-album-is-his-most-mixed-bag-of-a-m-1798188335 |title=Clams Casino's debut album is his most mixed bag of a mixtape |last=O'Neal |first=Sean |date=July 15, 2016 |website=The A.V. Club |access-date=September 5, 2018}}
| rev3 = The Guardian
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/14/clams-casino-32-levels-review |title=Clams Casino: 32 Levels review – low-tempo R&B and birdsong |last=MacInnes |first=Paul |date=July 14, 2016 |website=The Guardian |access-date=September 5, 2018}}
| rev4 = The Irish Times
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/album-of-the-day-clams-casino-s-32-levels-spaced-out-and-beautiful-1.2721620 |title=Album of the Day – Clams Casino's 32 Levels: spaced-out and beautiful |last=Kane |first=Siobhan |date=July 19, 2016 |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=September 5, 2018}}
| rev5 = NME
| rev5score = 4/5{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-clams-casino-16520 |title=Clams Casino – '32 Levels' Review |last=Madden |first=Joe |date=July 13, 2016 |website=NME |access-date=April 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715163941/http://www.nme.com/reviews/clams-casino/16520 |archive-date=July 15, 2016 |url-status=dead}}
| rev6 = The Observer
| rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/17/clams-casino-32-levels-review |title=Clams Casino: 32 Levels review – sleepy, punch-drunk symphonies |last=Morris |first=Damien |date=July 17, 2016 |website=The Observer |access-date=October 20, 2019}}
| rev7 = Pitchfork
| rev7score = 6.9/10{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22101-32-levels/ |title=Clams Casino: 32 Levels |last=Jayasuriya |first=Mehan |date=July 18, 2016 |website=Pitchfork |access-date=October 12, 2018}}
| rev8 = Q
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=Flex Some Mussel |last=Howe |first=Rupert |journal=Q |issue=363 |date=September 2016 |page=112}}
| rev9 = Spin
| rev9score = 7/10{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/2016/07/review-clams-casino-32-levels/ |title=Review: On His Major-Label Debut, Clams Casino Is '32 Levels' and Then Some |last=Thompson |first=Paul |date=July 20, 2016 |website=Spin |access-date=April 28, 2017}}
| rev10 = Uncut
| rev10Score = 8/10{{cite journal |title=Clams Casino: 32 Levels |last=Pattison |first=Louis |journal=Uncut |issue=232 |date=September 2016 |page=71}}
}}
32 Levels received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 76, based on 19 reviews. Writing for Exclaim!, Stephen Carlick called the album "an adventurous but inconsistent affair".{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/clams_casino-32_levels |title=Clams Casino: 32 Levels |last=Carlick |first=Stephen |date=July 15, 2016 |website=Exclaim! |access-date=April 28, 2017}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 36:58
| title1 = Level 1
| writer1 = {{hlist|Michael Volpe|Brandon McCartney}}
| extra1 = Clams Casino
| length1 = 1:44
| title2 = Be Somebody
| note2 = featuring ASAP Rocky and Lil B
| writer2 = {{hlist|Volpe|Rakim Mayers|McCartney|Mikky Ekko}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Clams Casino|Tha Beatmakaz|S1}}
| length2 = 3:32
| title3 = All Nite
| note3 = featuring Vince Staples
| writer3 = {{hlist|Volpe|Vincent Staples}}
| extra3 = Clams Casino
| length3 = 2:48
| title4 = Witness
| note4 = featuring Lil B
| writer4 = {{hlist|Volpe|McCartney|Gregory C. Phillips, Jr.| Carter| Joseph McCartney | Lem Payne}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Clams Casino|Keyboard Kid | Reefa {{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length4 = 3:38
| title5 = Skull
| writer5 = Volpe
| extra5 = {{hlist|Clams Casino|Sam Dew{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length5 = 1:16
| title6 = 32 Levels
| note6 = featuring Lil B and Joe Newman
| writer6 = {{hlist|Volpe|Joe Newman|McCartney}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Clams Casino|Lil B{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length6 = 2:59
| title7 = Thanks to You
| note7 = featuring Sam Dew
| writer7 = {{hlist|Volpe|Dew}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Clams Casino|Esco}}
| length7 = 3:01
| title8 = Back to You
| note8 = featuring Kelly Zutrau
| writer8 = {{hlist|Volpe|Zutrau}}
| extra8 = Clams Casino
| length8 = 3:23
| title9 = Into the Fire
| note9 = featuring Mikky Ekko
| writer9 = {{hlist|Volpe|Ekko}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Clams Casino|Ekko{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length9 = 3:28
| title10 = A Breath Away
| note10 = featuring Kelela
| writer10 = {{hlist|Volpe|Kelela Mizanekristos|Talay Riley|Dew}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Clams Casino|Illangelo{{ref|b|[b]}}|MP Williams{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length10 = 4:57
| title11 = Ghost in a Kiss
| note11 = featuring Samuel T. Herring
| writer11 = {{hlist|Volpe|Jonathan Williams|Samuel T. Herring}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Clams Casino|MP Williams{{ref|a|[a]}}|Dew{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length11 = 3:57
| title12 = Blast
| writer12 = {{hlist|Volpe|Ekko}}
| extra12 = Clams Casino
| length12 = 2:14
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks
| total_length = 36:56
| title13 = Level 1
| note13 = Instrumental
| length13 = 1:43
| title14 = Be Somebody
| note14 = Instrumental
| length14 = 3:32
| title15 = All Nite
| note15 = Instrumental
| length15 = 2:48
| title16 = Witness
| note16 = Instrumental
| length16 = 3:38
| title17 = Skull
| note17 = Instrumental
| length17 = 1:16
| title18 = 32 Levels
| note18 = Instrumental
| length18 = 2:59
| title19 = Thanks to You
| note19 = Instrumental
| length19 = 3:01
| title20 = Back to You
| note20 = Instrumental
| length20 = 3:23
| title21 = Into the Fire
| note21 = Instrumental
| length21 = 3:28
| title22 = A Breath Away
| note22 = Instrumental
| length22 = 4:57
| title23 = Ghost in a Kiss
| note23 = Instrumental
| length23 = 3:57
| title24 = Blast
| note24 = Instrumental
| length24 = 2:14
}}
=Notes=
- {{note|a|[a]}} signifies a co-producer
- {{note|b|[b]}} signifies an additional producer
- "Level 1" features vocals by Lil B
- "Be Somebody" features vocals by Mikky Ekko, and additional vocals by Sterling Fox
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web |url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-mois/top-albums-fusionnes/?ye=2016&we=29 |title=Le Top du mois : Top Albums Fusionnés |website=SNEP |date=June 10, 2013 |language=fr |trans-title=Top of the month: Top Albums |access-date=April 28, 2017}}
| 132 |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ){{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2016-07-22 |title=NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart |date=July 25, 2016 |website=Recorded Music NZ |access-date=April 28, 2017}}
| 7 |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|172|artist=Clams Casino|rowheader=true|access-date=July 26, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|1|artist=Clams Casino|rowheader=true|access-date=July 26, 2016}} |
References
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External links
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Category:Columbia Records albums