Kindred is the fifth extended play by British electronic music producer Burial. It was first released on 13 February 2012 digitally by Hyperdub,[1] with a vinyl release following on 12 March 2012.[2] The EP was met with praise, with Metacritic assigning an averaged score of 88 out of 100 based on 17 reviews from mainstream critics.[3] In Japan and selected world markets, Hyperdub issued Kindred as a compilation with Burial's previous EP Street Halo on 11 February 2012. The release, Street Halo / Kindred, placed on the Ultratop 50 albums chart.
| Kindred | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 13 February 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 30:45 | |||
| Label | Hyperdub | |||
| Producer | Burial | |||
| Burial chronology | ||||
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In 2013, Neill Blomkamp's film Elysium featured the song "Loner". Terrence Malick's 2015 film Knight of Cups featured the song "Ashtray Wasp".[citation needed]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.4/10[4] |
| Metacritic | 88/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Consequence of Sound |  [6] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[7] |
| Fact | 4/5[8] |
| MSN Music (Expert Witness) | A−[9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.7/10[10] |
| Resident Advisor | 4.5/5[11] |
| Rolling Stone | [12] |
| Spin | 8/10[13] |
| XLR8R | 9/10[14] |
Kindred received widespread critical acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from music critics, based on 17 critics, the album received a score of 88 out of 100, which indicates "universal acclaim".[3] Andrew Ryce of Pitchfork noted that Kindred "pretty much breaks every Burial precedent there is", calling it "a convenient slap in the face, a wake up call. Never before has his music possessed this much majesty, this much command, this much power: The pathos here has moved from sympathetic to completely domineering."[10] NME's Ben Hewitt wrote that "all the highfaluting talk is justified: the EP’s title track is a 12-minute depth-charge that crackles and fizzes dangerously, imbued with the same knife-edge tension you feel when trekking across London at night."[15] Reviewing the CD reissue compiling the EP with 2011's Street Halo, Robert Christgau wrote that Kindred's title track "takes seven seconds to achieve liminal audibility before slowly building into a peppier elegy than anything [Burial]'s previously dared", while "Ashtray Wasp" develops from a "distressed house anthem" into "something more lyrical. Thoughtful, even."[9]
Track listing
All tracks written and produced by Burial.[16]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kindred" | 11:28 |
| 2. | "Loner" | 7:31 |
| 3. | "Ashtray Wasp" | 11:46 |
| Total length: | 30:45 | |
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] Street Halo / Kindred | 186 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] Street Halo / Kindred | 185 |
| US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[19] | 2 |
| US Dance/Electronic Singles Sales (Billboard)[20] | 1 |
References
External links
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