Volcano (Jungle album)

The band wrote the album on the tour for their previous album, Loving in Stereo (2021), and began recording it in an Airbnb rental in Los Angeles before returning to Studio B of Metropolis Studios in London. Josh Lloyd called it "the most honest record [the band has] made", also saying: "We've always had this soul side and this love for soul music, so it's always been a little bit more song-based. The new record is just an extension of that journey". Lloyd also stated that Jungle's music is "now getting to this place where it sounds freer, and more off the cuff than it's ever done" and the "energy" on Volcano is "very quick and explosive and not so tame".{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/jungle-single-candle-flame-new-album-volcano-interview-3421350|title=Jungle share single 'Candle Flame' and tell us about "explosive" fourth album Volcano|website=NME|last=Qureshi|first=Arusa|date=27 March 2023|access-date=7 June 2023|archive-date=6 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606171515/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/jungle-single-candle-flame-new-album-volcano-interview-3421350|url-status=live}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 81/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/volcano/jungle|title=Volcano by Jungle Reviews and Tracks|website=Metacritic|access-date=17 August 2023|archive-date=11 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811153850/https://www.metacritic.com/music/volcano/jungle|url-status=live}}

| rev1 = Clash

| rev1score = 8/10{{cite magazine|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/jungle-volcano/|title=Jungle – Volcano {{!}} Reviews|magazine=Clash|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=10 August 2023|access-date=11 August 2023|archive-date=11 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811005407/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/jungle-volcano/|url-status=live}}

| rev2 = DIY

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://diymag.com/review/album/jungle---volcano|title=Jungle – Volcano review|magazine=DIY|last=Lawson|first=Ed|date=10 August 2023|access-date=11 August 2023|archive-date=10 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810231230/https://diymag.com/review/album/jungle---volcano|url-status=live}}

| rev3 = Far Out

| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/jungle-volcano-album-review/|title=Jungle – ‘Volcano’ album review: another dancefloor burner from the masters of the form|website=Far Out|last=Golsen|first=Tyler|date=11 August 2023|access-date=26 March 2024}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/13/jungle-volcano-review-slick-safe-and-ripe-for-radio-play|title=Jungle: Volcano review – slick, safe and ripe for radio play|website=The Guardian|last=Kalia|first=Ammar|date=13 August 2023|access-date=26 March 2024}}

| rev5 = The Line of Best Fit

| rev5score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/jungle-volcano-erupts-unexpected-twists-turns|title=Jungle: Volcano review – erupts with unexpected twists and turns|website=The Line of Best Fit|last=Sigston|first=Izzy|date=8 August 2023|access-date=11 August 2023|archive-date=11 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811035853/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/jungle-volcano-erupts-unexpected-twists-turns|url-status=live}}

| rev6 = The Independent

| rev6score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/jungle-volcano-album-review-b2390839.html|title=Jungle, Volcano review: Playful, super-cool and the hippest album of 2023|website=The Independent|last=Brown|first=Helen|date=10 August 2023|access-date=26 March 2024}}

| rev7 = The Standard

| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/jungle-volcano-album-review-all-points-east-b1099679.html|title=Jungle - Volcano album review: a sense of fun and energy that rarely lets up|website=The Standard|last=Smyth|first=David|date=11 August 2023|access-date=26 March 2024}}

| rev8 = NME

| rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/jungle-volcano-review-lyrics-tracklist-3480361|title=Jungle – Volcano review: fiery sonic explosion lacks human touch|website=NME|last=Smith|first=Thomas|date=10 August 2023|access-date=11 August 2023|archive-date=11 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811035853/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/jungle-volcano-review-lyrics-tracklist-3480361|url-status=live}}

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Volcano received a score of 81 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on eight critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Robin Murray of Clash stated that "at times, Jungle's soulful appeal is worth placing alongside Sault, and that's no mean feat", calling it a "focussed, unified return" that "doffs its cap to some supreme influences, while also allowing Jungle to expand, and evolve". Ed Lawson of DIY found it to be "more breezy bops than all-out summer smashes, but nevertheless extremely rich and warm in sound". Reviewing the album for The Line of Best Fit, characterised it as "an eclectic mix of disco, soul and the ever-progressing infusions of hip-hop" that "explor[es] a whole new sphere of genres, eras and musical styles" and "place[s] Jungle at their peak of most progressive yet".

Thomas Smith of NME wrote that "genres, scenes and sounds are whizzed together and go down like a sickly-sweet cocktail at a hazy happy hour in the heights of summer" on the album, but that the duo's "hesitancy" to let their audience know more about them "does something of a disservice to the soul music they worship and lift from here". Mojo stated that the album "continues where 2021's Loving in Stereo left off", and Uncut felt that "the result sees them maintain high energy levels while showing off a richer musical palette and a keener sense of flow".

{{Track listing

| headline = Volcano track listing

| title1 = Us Against the World

| writer1 = {{hlist|Josh Lloyd|Thomas McFarland|Lydia Kitto}}

| length1 = 3:27

| title2 = Holding On

| writer2 = {{hlist|Lloyd|Kitto|Declan Lennon}}

| length2 = 3:16

| title3 = Candle Flame

| note3 = featuring Erick the Architect

| writer3 = {{hlist|Lloyd|McFarland|Erick Elliott|Kitto}}

| length3 = 2:54

| title4 = Dominoes

| writer4 = {{hlist|Lloyd|McFarland|Kitto|Dave Linden|Ben Raleigh}}

| length4 = 2:57

| title5 = I've Been in Love

| note5 = featuring Channel Tres

| writer5 = {{hlist|Lloyd|Kitto|Sheldon Young}}

| length5 = 2:49

| title6 = Back on 74

| writer6 = {{hlist|Lloyd|McFarland|Kitto}}

| length6 = 3:29

| title7 = You Ain't No Celebrity

| note7 = featuring Roots Manuva

| writer7 = {{hlist|Lloyd|Kitto|Rodney Smith}}

| length7 = 2:33

| title8 = Coming Back

| writer8 = {{hlist|Lloyd|Kitto}}

| length8 = 3:21

| title9 = Don't Play

| note9 = featuring Mood Talk

| writer9 = {{hlist|Lloyd|McFarland|Larry H. Jordan|Kitto|Jamie Lloyd-Taylor}}

| length9 = 3:46

| title10 = Every Night

| writer10 = {{hlist|Lloyd|McFarland|Kitto}}

| length10 = 3:05

| title11 = Problemz

| writer11 = {{hlist|Lloyd|McFarland|Kitto}}

| length11 = 3:04

| title12 = Good at Breaking Hearts

| note12 = featuring JNR Williams and 33.3

| writer12 = {{hlist|Lloyd|Kitto|Jnr Williams}}

| length12 = 3:33

| title13 = Palm Trees

| writer13 = {{hlist|Lloyd|McFarland|Kitto}}

| length13 = 3:19

| title14 = Pretty Little Thing

| note14 = featuring Bas

| writer14 = {{hlist|Lloyd|McFarland|Abbas Hamad|Kitto}}

| length14 = 3:01

| total_length = 44:34

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{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese edition bonus track

| title15 = Monaco

| writer15 = {{hlist|Josh Lloyd|Thomas McFarland|Lydia Kitto}}

| length15 = 2:38

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Notes

• "Dominoes" contains a sample of "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing", written by Ben Raleigh and Dave Linden, and performed by Gloria Ann Taylor.
• "Don't Play" contains a sample of "Faith Is the Key", written by Larry H. Jordan and performed by Enlightment.

Jungle

• Josh Lloyd – production, mixing, recording (all tracks); vocals (1–8, 10, 13), bass guitar (1, 2, 5–8, 10–14), drum programming (1–4, 6–8, 10–14), synthesisers (1, 2, 4, 7–14), organ (1, 2, 10, 11, 13), guitar (5, 10); drums, keyboards, percussion (5); art direction, design
• Tom McFarland – additional production (all tracks), vocals (1, 6), synthesisers (1, 6, 10), organ (1, 10), bells (6), guitar (14)

Additional musicians

• Lydia Kitto – vocals (all tracks), flute (1, 8, 11, 12), bass guitar (2, 3), synthesisers (2, 6, 11–13), organ (2, 11, 13), live drums (2), guitar (3, 6, 11–13), percussion (5, 12), keyboards (5), piano (14)
• Will Fry – congas, extra percussion (1, 10, 13)
• Declan Lennon – bass guitar, synthesisers, organ (2)
• Erick the Architect – vocals (3)
• Channel Tres – vocals (5)
• Roots Manuva – vocals (7)
• Rosie Danvers – string arrangement (11)
• Wired Strings{{efn|Wired Strings consists of cellist Rosie Danvers, violist Miles Brett, and violinists Zara Benyounes, Stephanie Cavey, Hayley Pomfrett, Sarah Sexton, Elle Stanford, and Jenny Sacha.}} – strings (11)
• Jnr Williams – vocals (12)
• Bas – vocals (14)

Technical

• Mood Talk – production (9)
• Lydia Kitto – additional production
• Matt Colton – mastering
• Harpaal Sanghera – engineering assistance
• Tucan – mixing (1, 11)

Visuals

• James Moruzzi – design, font, logo design

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