Melancholia Hymns

Matter, the album's second single, was played for the first time on 21 May 2017 during The Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter on BBC Radio 1.{{Cite news|url=http://teamrock.com/news/2017-05-22/listen-to-new-arcane-roots-track-matter|title=Listen to new Arcane Roots track Matter|date=2017-05-22|work=Prog|accessdate=2017-08-26}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.upsetmagazine.com/features/arcane-roots-knew-everything-perfect/|title=Arcane Roots: "We knew everything had to be perfect" {{!}} Upset|website=www.upsetmagazine.com|accessdate=2017-08-26}} On 11 September 2017 BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac made the song Indigo her "Hottest Record In The World" for the week.{{cite web|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05fsybw |title= Annie Mac Arcane Roots - Indigo |publisher= BBC |date= 11 September 2017 |accessdate= 25 September 2017}}

Upon its release, it reached 20 in the mid-week UK chart,{{cite web|url= http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/foo-fighters-storming-towards-fourth-uk-number-1-album-with-concrete-and-gold__20451/ |title= Foo Fighters storming towards fourth UK Number 1 album with Concrete and Gold |author= Jack White |publisher= Official Charts Company |date= 18 September 2017 |accessdate= 20 September 2017}} finally reaching number 56 on the albums chart,{{cite web|url= http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/ |title= Official Albums Chart Top 100

|publisher= Official Charts Company |accessdate= 25 September 2017}} number 6 on the Rock & Metal albums chart{{cite web|url= http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-albums-chart/ |title= Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40 |publisher= Official Charts Company |accessdate= 25 September 2017}} and number 25 on the Vinyl Albums Chart.{{cite web|url= http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/vinyl-albums-chart/ |title= Official Vinyl Albums Chart Top 40 |publisher= Official Charts Company |accessdate= 25 September 2017}}

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| rev3Score = 4.5/5{{cite web|url = http://www.deadpress.co.uk/75000/album-arcane-roots-melancholia-hymns | title = ALBUM: Arcane Roots – Melancholia Hymns | author = Chris Yeoh | work = Dead Press! | date = 15 September 2017 | accessdate = 29 January 2018 | quote = }}

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| rev2 = Classic Rock

| rev1Score = 4.5/5{{cite web|url = http://alreadyheard.com/post/165114694360/review-arcane-roots-melancholia-hymns | title = Review: Arcane Roots - Melancholia Hymns | author = Jay Harrison | work = Already Heard | date = 8 September 2017 | accessdate = 29 January 2018 | quote = }}

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The album received mixed to positive reviews from critics.

At the end of the year, the album was featured on the year of end lists of publications like Kerrang! (Number 31),{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrang.com/features/kerrang-albums-of-2017/|title=Kerrang!'s Albums Of 2017|date=29 December 2017|work=Kerrang!|accessdate=29 January 2018|quote=}} The Independent (Number 5),{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/best-alternative-rock-metal-albums-2017-code-orange-mogwai-arcane-roots-a8098391.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/best-alternative-rock-metal-albums-2017-code-orange-mogwai-arcane-roots-a8098391.html |archive-date=12 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The top 20 rock & metal albums of 2017|author=Remfry Dedman|date=8 December 2017|work=The Independent|accessdate=29 January 2018|quote=}} and Rockshot Magazine.{{cite web|url=https://rockshot.co.uk/205171/albums-year-2017/|title=Albums Of The Year 2017|date=21 December 2017|work=Rockshot Magazine|accessdate=29 January 2018|quote=}}

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| headline = Melancholia Hymns{{cite web|url=http://www.rockfreaks.net/news/28197?previous|publisher=rockfreaks.net|title=Arcane Roots announce new album "Melancholia Hymns" - Rockfreaks.net|accessdate=2017-05-25}}

| total_length = 54:05

| title1 = Before Me

| length1 = 5:56

| title2 = Matter

| length2 = 4:53

| title3 = Indigo

| length3 = 6:31

| title4 = Off the Floor

| length4 = 4:14

| title5 = Curtains

| length5 = 5:17

| title6 = Solemn

| length6 = 5:41

| title7 = Arp

| length7 = 4:22

| title8 = Fireflies

| length8 = 6:11

| title9 = Everything (All at Once)

| length9 = 3:43

| title10 = Half the World

| length10 = 7:17

| all_writing = Arcane Roots

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