Konkylie

{{Infobox album

| name = Konkylie

| type = studio

| artist = When Saints Go Machine

| cover =Konkylie.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2011|06|06|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 38:31

| label = Studio !K7

| producer =

| prev_title = Ten Makes a Face

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = Infinity Pool

| next_year = 2013

}}

{{Album ratings

|MC = 74/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/konkylie/when-saints-go-machine|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=10 July 2021}}

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/konkylie-mw0002132897|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Raggett|first=Ned|access-date=10 July 2021}}

|rev2 = Drowned in Sound

|rev2score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://drownedinsound.com/releases/16345/reviews/4143088|title=Drowned in Sound Review|website=Drowned in Sound|last=Brainlove|first=John|date=7 July 2011|access-date=10 July 2021|archive-date=10 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710064224/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/16345/reviews/4143088|url-status=dead}}

|rev3 = DIY

|rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/archive/when-saints-go-machine-konkylie|title=DIY Magazine Review|work=DIY|last=Oliver|first=Huw|access-date=10 July 2021}}

|rev4 = MusicOMH

|rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/when-saints-go-machine-konkylie|title=MusicOMH Review|website=MusicOMH|last=Edgell|first=Ben|date=6 June 2011|access-date=10 July 2021}}

|rev5 = PopMatters

|rev5score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/146515-when-saints-go-machine-konkylie-2495965109.html|title=PopMatters Review|website=PopMatters|last=Langhoff|first=Josh|date=23 August 2011|access-date=10 July 2021}}

|rev6 = Prefix Mag

|rev6score = 6.5/10{{cite web|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/when-saints-go-machine/konkylie/55493/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913164925/http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/when-saints-go-machine/konkylie/55493/|title=Prefix Review|work=Prefix Mag|last=Lemmon|first=Kyle|date=1 September 2011|archive-date=13 September 2016|access-date=10 July 2021}}

}}

Konkylie is the second studio album by Danish electropop band When Saints Go Machine. It was released on 6 June 2011 by Studio !K7.{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/archive/when-saints-go-machine-unveil-new-album-details|title=When Saints Go Machine Unveil New Album|work=DIY|date=24 March 2011|access-date=10 July 2021}}

Critical reception

Konkylie was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 74 based on 9 reviews.

In a review for Drowned in Sound, critic reviewer John Brainlove wrote: "Konkylie is an impressive, accomplished collection of songs from a band coming into their own. They've succeeded in accomplishing what all so many artists strive for: cleanly synthesising their feelings and thoughts into sound." At MusicOMH, Ben Edgell said: "Konkylie is a vibrant, often intense, mix of house and pop, infused, wonderfully, with both a spiritual glow and a dark clubland soul."

=Accolades=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+ Publications' year-end list appearances for Konkylie !Critic/Publication !List !Rank !Ref
scope="row"\| Clash \| Clash{{'}}s Top 40 Albums of 2011 \| style="text-align:center;" \|39 \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/the-top-40-albums-of-2011\|title=The Top 40 Albums of 2011\|work=Clash\|date=28 November 2011\|access-date=10 July 2021}}
scope="row"\| Drowned in Sound \| Drowned in Sound{{'}}s Top 75 Albums of 2011 \| style="text-align:center;" \|6 \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{cite web\|url=https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4144253-drowned-in-sounds-albums-of-the-year--5-1\|title=Drowned in Sound's Albums of the Year 2011\|website=Drowned in Sound\|last=Adams\|first=Sean\|date=15 December 2011\|access-date=10 July 2021\|archive-date=26 September 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926155956/https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4144253-drowned-in-sounds-albums-of-the-year--5-1\|url-status=dead}}
scope="row"\| The Line of Best Fit \| The Line of Best Fit{{'}}s Top 50 Albums of 2011 \| style="text-align:center;" \|6 \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/lists/the-best-fit-fifty-albums-of-2011-77182/2\|title=The Best Fit Fifty: Albums of 2011\|website=The Line of Best Fit\|date=22 December 2011\|access-date=10 July 2021\|archive-date=6 September 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906040344/http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/lists/the-best-fit-fifty-albums-of-2011-77182/2\|url-status=dead}}

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|+ Publications' year-end list appearances for Konkylie

!Critic/Publication

!List

!Rank

!Ref

scope="row"| Clash

| Clash{{'}}s Top 40 Albums of 2011

| style="text-align:center;" |39

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/the-top-40-albums-of-2011|title=The Top 40 Albums of 2011|work=Clash|date=28 November 2011|access-date=10 July 2021}}

scope="row"| Drowned in Sound

| Drowned in Sound{{'}}s Top 75 Albums of 2011

| style="text-align:center;" |6

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4144253-drowned-in-sounds-albums-of-the-year--5-1|title=Drowned in Sound's Albums of the Year 2011|website=Drowned in Sound|last=Adams|first=Sean|date=15 December 2011|access-date=10 July 2021|archive-date=26 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926155956/https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4144253-drowned-in-sounds-albums-of-the-year--5-1|url-status=dead}}

scope="row"| The Line of Best Fit

| The Line of Best Fit{{'}}s Top 50 Albums of 2011

| style="text-align:center;" |6

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/lists/the-best-fit-fifty-albums-of-2011-77182/2|title=The Best Fit Fifty: Albums of 2011|website=The Line of Best Fit|date=22 December 2011|access-date=10 July 2021|archive-date=6 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906040344/http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/lists/the-best-fit-fifty-albums-of-2011-77182/2|url-status=dead}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

|headline =Konkylie track listing

|title1=Konkylie

|length1=4:10

|title2=Church and Law

|length2=4:51

|title3=Parix

|length3=3:31

|title4=Chestnut

|length4=3:33

|title5=The Same Scissors

|length5=4:02

|title6=Jets

|length6=3:12

|title7=Kelly

|length7=3:37

|title8=On the Move

|length8=3:20

|title9=Whoever Made You Stand So Still

|length9=2:59

|title10=Add Ends

|length10=5:16

}}

Charts

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+Chart performance for Konkylie
Chart (2011) ! Peak position
{{album chart\|Denmark\|2\|artist=When Saints Go Machine\|album=Konkylie\|rowheader=true\|access-date=10 July 2021}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+Chart performance for Konkylie

Chart (2011)

! Peak
position

{{album chart|Denmark|2|artist=When Saints Go Machine|album=Konkylie|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2021}}

References

External links

{{Discogs master|337404|type=album}}
{{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=aab08f56-b88e-462c-ae69-0e9752bf7c1d|name=Konkylie}}

Category:2011 albums

Category:Studio !K7 albums