Atomic (Mogwai album)

{{Music ratings

| MC = 77/100{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/atomic/mogwai |title=Atomic – Mogwai |publisher=Metacritic. CBS Interactive |accessdate=April 9, 2016}}

| rev1 = The A.V. Club

| rev1score = B{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/mogwai-bridges-gap-between-film-soundtrack-and-stu-234247 |title=Mogwai bridges the gap between film soundtrack and studio album on Atomic |first=Randall |last=Colburn |website=The A.V. Club |date=2016-04-01 |accessdate=2016-04-09}}

| rev2 = Consequence of Sound

| rev2Score = B{{cite web|last=Henry|first=Dusty|date=April 5, 2016|url=https://consequence.net/2016/04/album-review-mogwai-atomic/|title=Album Review: Mogwai - Atomic|publisher=Consequence of Sound|accessdate=2016-04-09}}

| rev3 = Drowned in Sound

| rev3score = 7/10Reynolds, Aidan. [http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19346/reviews/4149935 Mogwai - Atomic] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404032440/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19346/reviews/4149935 |date=4 April 2016 }}. Drowned In Sound. 01 April 2016. Retrieved 09 April 2016.

| rev4 = Exclaim!

| rev4score = 8/10{{cite web|last=Ritchie |first=Matthew |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/mogwai-atomic |title=Mogwai - Atomic |publisher=Exclaim.ca |date=2016-03-30 |accessdate=2016-04-09}}

| rev5 = The Guardian

| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}Hutchinson, Kate. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/07/mogwai-atomic-review Mogwai: Atomic review – sunlit soundtrack to apocalypse]. The Guardian. 07 April 2016. Retrieved 09 April 2016.

| rev6 = musicOMH

| rev6score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}Shepherd, Sam. [http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/mogwai-atomic Mogwai - Atomic]. musicOMH 02 April 2016. Retrieved 09 April 2016.

| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7score = 7.1/10Camp, Zoe. [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21748-atomic/ Mogwai: Atomic]. Pitchfork Media. 08 April 2015. Retrieved 09 April 2016.

| rev8 = PopMatters

| rev8score = {{Rating|9|10}}Evans, Morgan. [http://www.popmatters.com/review/mogwai-atomic/ Mogwai: Atomic]. PopMatters. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 09 April 2016.

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Atomic received largely positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 16 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

Morgan Evans of PopMatters praised the album, stating, "It’s a thrill to hear Mogwai’s sense of control more than ever, conservative energy capping certain parts at a gentle murmur. Their work on the Les Revenants soundtrack was otherworldly, whereas it is astounding how Atomic, an album composed of reworked versions of the music recorded for the soundtrack to director Mark Cousins’ documentary Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise, has feet firmly planted in learning how to live with, if not love, the bomb. If you are impatient, you'll dread wondering if some of the songs are going anywhere, but most listeners will be fully rewarded with the promise that even the most ominous music on here is leading up to something transportive."

Dusty Henry of Consequence of Sound gave the album a favorable review, stating, "Atomic succeeds because of the band's willingness to dive into their muse and experiment. It's why they've achieved such high status in the subgenre. By taking on a subject larger than themselves, Mogwai are able to lose their identity in telling such a tragic story." Matthew Ritchie of Exclaim! praised the album, stating, "Atomic perfectly captures the band's recent progressions, ornate (the strings-centered 'Are You a Dancer?' and horn-heavy opening track 'Ether') or otherwise, and is undoubtedly one of the most consistent albums front-to-back from Mogwai's two-decade-long career."

{{track listing

| all_writing = Mogwai

| headline =

| total_length = 48:37

| title1 = Ether

| length1 = 5:10

| title2 = Scram

| length2 = 5:41

| title3 = Bitterness Centrifuge

| length3 = 4:51

| title4 = U-235

| length4 = 4:33

| title5 = Pripyat

| length5 = 4:19

| title6 = Weak Force

| length6 = 5:08

| title7 = Little Boy

| length7 = 3:51

| title8 = Are You a Dancer?

| length8 = 3:53

| title9 = Tzar

| length9 = 5:13

| title10 = Fat Man

| length10 = 5:58

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;Mogwai

• Stuart Braithwaite – performing
• Dominic Aitchison – performing
• Martin Bulloch – performing
• Barry Burns – performing

;Additional performers

• Robert Newth – french horn (1)
• Luke Sutherland – violin (8)
• Robin Proper-Sheppard – guitar (9)

;Production

• Tony Doogan – recording, production, mixing
• Frank Arkwright – mastering

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