Pang! (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Pang!
| type = studio
| artist = Gruff Rhys
| cover = Pang! (album).jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2019|09|13|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 29:44
| label = Rough Trade
| producer = Muzi
| prev_title = Babelsberg
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Seeking New Gods
| next_year = 2021
}}
Pang! is the sixth studio album by Welsh musician Gruff Rhys. It was released on 13 September 2019 under Rough Trade Records.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/gruff-rhys-announces-details-new-solo-album-2526823|title=Gruff Rhys announces details of new solo album, 'Pang!' and shares new single|website=NME|last=Aubrey|first=Elizabeth|date=10 July 2019|accessdate=22 April 2020}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
|MC=80/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/pang!/gruff-rhys|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=22 April 2020}}
|rev1=AllMusic
|rev1score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pang%21-mw0003302870|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Thomas Erlewine|first=Stephen|accessdate=22 April 2020}}
|rev2=The Guardian
|rev2score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/13/gruff-rhys-pang-review-acoustic-pastoral-global-and-as-unpredictable-as-ever|title=Gruff Rhys: Pang! review – acoustic, pastoral, global … and as unpredictable as ever|work=The Guardian|last=Hann|first=Michael|date=13 September 2019|accessdate=22 April 2020}}
|rev3=MusicOMH
|rev3score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/gruff-rhys-pang|title=MusicOMH Review|work=MusicOMH|last=Hogwood|first=Ben|date=16 September 2019|accessdate=22 April 2020}}
|rev4=Paste
|rev4score=7.9/10{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/gruff-rhys/gruff-rhys-pang-review/|title=Gruff Rhys Breaks Down Language Barriers on Pang!|work=Paste|last=Crump|first=Andy|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=22 April 2020}}
}}
Pang! 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 80, based on 12 reviews.
Track listing
{{Track listing
|headline=Pang! track listing
|title1=Pang!
|length1=2:48
|title2=Bae Bae Bae
|length2=4:11
|title3=Digidigol
|length3=3:04
|title4=Ara Deg
|length4=2:35
|title5=Eli Haul
|length5=2:36
|title6=Niwl O Anwiredd
|length6=3:49
|title7=Taranau Mai
|length7=3:35
|title8=Ol Bys/Nodau Clust
|length8=3:55
|title9=Annedd I'm Danedd
|length9=3:11
}}
Charts
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|+Chart performance for Pang! ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Scotland|32|date=20190920|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 April 2020}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|81|date=20190926|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 April 2020}} |
References
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Category:Rough Trade Records albums
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