Faith in Strangers

Faith in Strangers
Studio album by Andy Stott
Released 18 November 2014 (2014-11-18)
Genre
Length 53:51
Label Modern Love
Producer Andy Stott
Andy Stott chronology
Luxury Problems
(2012)		 Faith in Strangers
(2014)		 Too Many Voices
(2016)
Singles from Faith in Strangers
  1. "Violence"
    Released: 17 September 2014[1]
  2. "Faith in Strangers"
    Released: 14 October 2014[2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubA−[5]
Consequence of SoundB+[6]
Exclaim!9/10[7]
Pitchfork Media8.4/10[8]
PopMatters8/10[9]
Resident Advisor4.5/5[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Spin8/10[12]
Uncut8/10[13]

Faith in Strangers is the fourth studio album by English ambient techno musician Andy Stott. The album was released on 18 November 2014 under the Modern Love label. The album received critical acclaim and was named the 45th best album of the year by Pitchfork Media,[14] as well as having the title track "Faith in Strangers" given Best New Track and placed at number 81 on their list of the 100 best tracks of 2014.[15] As with Stott's previous album Luxury Problems, Faith in Strangers also incorporates vocals from his former piano teacher, Alison Skidmore.[10]

Track list

No. Title Length
1. "Time Away"   6:24
2. "Violence"   6:38
3. "On Oath"   8:09
4. "Science and Industry"   5:32
5. "No Surrender"   4:59
6. "How It Was"   6:09
7. "Damage"   4:35
8. "Faith in Strangers"   6:29
9. "Missing"   4:56

References

  1. ↑ Sherburne, Philip (25 September 2014). "Andy Stott: "Violence"". Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Sherburne, Philip (16 October 2014). "Andy Stott: "Faith In Strangers"". Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Reviews for Faith in Strangers by Andy Stott". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Faith in Strangers – Andy Stott". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  5. ↑ O'Neal, Sean (18 November 2014). "Andy Stott steps out from the shadows with Faith In Strangers". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (20 November 2014). "Andy Stott – Faith in Strangers". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Lindsay, Cam (17 November 2014). "Andy Stott – Faith in Strangers". Exclaim!. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Haver Currin, Grayson (21 November 2014). "Andy Stott: Faith in Strangers". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Aspray, Benjamin (25 November 2014). "Andy Stott: Luxury Problems". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  10. 1 2 Rothlein, Jordan (17 November 2014). "Andy Stott – Faith In Strangers". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  11. ↑ Hermes, Will (18 November 2014). "Faith in Strangers". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  12. ↑ Unterberger, Andrew (17 November 2014). "SPIN Album of the Week: Andy Stott's Beautiful and Brutal Electronic Epic, 'Faith in Strangers'". Spin. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "Andy Stott: Faith in Strangers". Uncut (213): 83. February 2015.
  14. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2014". Pitchfork Media. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "The 100 Best Tracks of 2014". Pitchfork Media. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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