Sixteen Oceans

Sixteen Oceans is the tenth studio album by British electronic musician Kieran Hebden, released under his alias Four Tet on 13 March 2020.^[7] The album contains the previously released single "Teenage Birdsong".^[8] To support the album, another single named "Baby", featuring vocals by British singer Ellie Goulding, was released on 23 January 2020.^[9] A third single titled "4T Recordings" was released on 3 March 2020.^[7]

Sixteen Oceans
Studio album by Four Tet
Released	13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
Length	54:37
Label	Text
Producer	Kieran Hebden
Four Tet chronology
New Energy (2017) Sixteen Oceans (2020) Parallel (2020)
Singles from Sixteen Oceans
"Teenage Birdsong" Released: 17 April 2019 "Baby" Released: 23 January 2020 "4T Recordings" Released: 3 March 2020

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Exclaim!	7/10[3]
musicOMH	[4]
Paste	7.3/10[5]
Pitchfork	6.9/10[6]

Announcement

On 21 January 2020, Four Tet posted an image on his Instagram account of a Post-it note with the title and the track listing of the album, and the message "new album released March 2020".^[10][11]

Track listing

Sixteen Oceans track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"School"	4:02
2.	"Baby"	4:24
3.	"Harpsichord"	2:53
4.	"Teenage Birdsong"	3:25
5.	"Romantics"	4:57
6.	"Love Salad"	7:20
7.	"Insect Near Piha Beach"	5:15
8.	"Hi Hello"	0:48
9.	"ISTM"	0:40
10.	"Something in the Sadness"	5:11
11.	"1993 Band Practice"	1:05
12.	"Green"	3:48
13.	"Bubbles at Overlook 25th March 2019"	1:03
14.	"4T Recordings"	3:17
15.	"This Is for You"	2:05
16.	"Mama Teaches Sanskrit"	4:24
Total length:		54:37

Notes

• "Baby" features vocals by Ellie Goulding.

Charts

Chart performance for Sixteen Oceans

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12]	143
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13]	26
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	34
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[15]	22

References

1. "Sixteen Oceans by Four Tet Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
2. Simpson, Paul. "Sixteen Oceans - Four Tet". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
3. Boulos, Peter (20 March 2020). "Four Tet Sixteen Oceans". Exclaim!. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
4. Devlin, Ben (20 March 2020). "Four Tet — Sixteen Oceans". musicOMH. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
5. Todd, Harry (19 March 2020). "Four Tet Sixteen Oceans Review: Taking the Dancefloor Outside". Paste. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
6. Sherburne, Philip (18 March 2020). "Four Tet: Sixteen Oceans Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
7. Urbancik, Johanna (3 March 2020). "Four Tet Shares New Track '4T Recordings', Announces Album Release Date". DJ Mag. Retrieved 6 March 2020..
8. Blais-Billie, Braudie (17 April 2019). "Four Tet Releases New Song 'Teenage Birdsong': Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
9. Zemler, Emily (24 January 2020). "Hear Ellie Goulding Join Four Tet on New Single 'Baby'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
10. Neale, Matthew (21 January 2020). "Four Tet announces new album 'Sixteen Oceans'". NME. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
11. Kim, Michelle; Monroe, Jazz (21 January 2020). "Four Tet Announces New Album Sixteen Oceans". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
12. "Ultratop.be – Four Tet – Sixteen Oceans" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
13. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
15. "Four Tet Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2020.