Edgeland (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Edgeland
| type = studio
| artist = Karl Hyde
| cover = Karl Hyde - Edgeland 2013.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2013|4|19}}
| recorded = 2012–2013
| studio =
| genre = Electronic, ambient, dream pop
| length = 43:14 (Standard){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/edgeland-mw0002485459|title=Edgeland – Karl Hyde – Songs, Reviews, Credits|publisher=AllMusic}}
61:44 (Deluxe)
| label = Universal
| producer =
- Karl Hyde
- Leo Abrahams
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Someday World
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Edgeland
| type = studio
| single1 = Cut Clouds
| single1date = 24 January 2013
| single2 = The Boy with the Jigsaw Puzzle Fingers
| single2date = 25 February 2013
}}
}}
Edgeland is the debut solo album by Underworld member Karl Hyde. It was released on 19 April 2013 by Universal Music. The album debuted at number 117 on the UK Albums Chart.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 72/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/edgeland/karl-hyde|title=Edgeland by Karl Hyde|publisher=Metacritic}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}
| rev2 = Clash
| rev2score = 7/10{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/karl-hyde-edgeland|title=Karl Hyde - Edgeland|publisher=Clash}}
| rev3 = Digital Spy
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a471218/karl-hyde-edgeland-album-review.html|title=Karl Hyde: 'Edgeland' review|date=9 April 2013|publisher=Digital Spy}}
| rev4 = Drowned in Sound
| rev4score = 8/10{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17616/reviews/4146354?ticker|title=Album Review: Karl Hyde - Edgeland|publisher=Drowned in Sound|access-date=29 April 2013|archive-date=1 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501204335/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17616/reviews/4146354?ticker|url-status=dead}}
| rev5 = Evening Standard
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/album-reviews-april-2013-8561688.html|title=Album reviews: April 2013|date=26 April 2013|publisher=Evening Standard}}
| rev6 = Mojo
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}The electronic undercurrent that's hummed throughout Hyde's musical life to date is there on Edgeland, but only in the gentlest of forms. [May 2013, p.85]
| rev7 = musicOMH
| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/karl-hyde-edgeland|title=Karl Hyde - Edgeland - Albums - musicOMH|date=18 April 2013|publisher=musicOMH}}
| rev8 = PopMatters
| rev8score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/karl-hyde-edgeland-2495760694.html|title=Karl Hyde: Edgeland|publisher=PopMatters}}
| rev9 = Record Collector
| rev9score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/edgeland|title=Edgeland - Record Collector Magazine|publisher=Record Collector}}
| rev10 = Q
| rev10score = {{Rating|4|5}}Far from a mid-life indulgence or quirky side project, this is a brave and beautiful album. [May 2013, p.102]
}}
Edgeland received positive reviews from music critics. 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 11 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Karl Hyde and Leo Abrahams
| extra_column = Producer
| title1 = The Night Slips Us Smiling Underneath Its Dress
| writer1 = Karl Hyde, Leo Abrahams
| extra1 = Karl Hyde, Leo Abrahams
| length1 = 5:14
| title2 = Your Perfume Was the Best Thing
| writer2 = Hyde, Abrahams
| extra2 = Hyde, Abrahams
| length2 = 3:36
| title3 = Angel Café
| writer3 = Hyde, Abrahams
| extra3 = Hyde, Abrahams
| length3 = 3:56
| title4 = Cut Clouds
| writer4 = Hyde, Abrahams
| extra4 = Hyde, Abrahams
| length4 = 3:06
| title5 = The Boy with the Jigsaw Puzzle Fingers
| writer5 = Hyde, Abrahams
| extra5 = Hyde, Abrahams
| length5 = 4:41
| title6 = Slummin' It for the Weekend
| writer6 = Hyde, Abrahams
| extra6 = Hyde, Abrahams
| length6 = 5:46
| title7 = Shoulda Been a Painter
| writer7 = Hyde, Abrahams
| extra7 = Hyde, Abrahams
| length7 = 4:11
| title8 = Shadow Boy
| writer8 = Hyde, Abrahams
| extra8 = Hyde, Abrahams
| length8 = 8:30
| title9 = Sleepless
| writer9 = Hyde, Abrahams
| extra9 = Hyde, Abrahams
| length9 = 4:14
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition additional tracks
| extra_column = Producer
| title10 = Dancing on the Graves of Le Corbusier's Dreams
| writer10 = Hyde, Abrahams
| extra10 = Hyde, Abrahams
| length10 = 3:27
| title11 = Final Ray of Sun
| writer11 = Hyde, Abrahams
| extra11 = Hyde, Abrahams
| length11 = 5:37
| title12 = Slummin' It for the Weekend
| note12 = Brian Eno mix
| writer12 = Hyde, Abrahams
| extra12 = Hyde, Abrahams, Brian Eno
| length12 = 5:08
| title13 = Cut Clouds
| note13 = Figures remix
| writer13 = Hyde, Abrahams
| extra13 = Hyde, Abrahams
| length13 = 4:20
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition additional tracks (Japanese version)
| extra_column = Producer
| title10 = Dancing on the Graves of Le Corbusier's Dreams
| writer10 = Hyde, Abrahams
| extra10 = Hyde, Abrahams
| length10 = 3:27
| title11 = Final Ray of Sun
| writer11 = Hyde, Abrahams
| extra11 = Hyde, Abrahams
| length11 = 5:37
| title12 = Out of Darkness
| writer12 = Hyde, Abrahams
| extra12 = Hyde, Abrahams
| length12 = 6:18
| title13 = Cascading Light
| writer13 = Hyde, Abrahams
| extra13 = Hyde, Abrahams
| length13 = 3:26
| title14 = Slummin' It for the Weekend
| note14 = Brian Eno mix
| writer14 = Hyde, Abrahams
| extra14 = Hyde, Abrahams, Brian Eno
| length14 = 5:08
| title15 = Cut Clouds
| note15 = Figures remix
| writer15 = Hyde, Abrahams
| extra15 = Hyde, Abrahams
| length15 = 4:20
}}
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Edgeland !scope="col"|Chart (2013) !scope="col"|Peak |
scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=http://zobbel.de/cluk/130504cluk.txt|title=CHART: CLUK Update 4.05.2013 (wk17)|website=zobbel.de|access-date=2013-06-01}}
| style="text-align:center;"|117 |
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Category:Albums produced by Leo Abrahams