Hunter | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 31 August 2018 | |||
Studio |
Konk (London)
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Length | 43:40 | |||
Label | Domino | |||
Producer | Nick Launay | |||
Anna Calvi chronology | ||||
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Singles from Hunter | ||||
Hunter is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Anna Calvi, released on 31 August 2018 by Domino. [4] The album was produced by Nick Launay, with additional production by Calvi. The album features Adrian Utley from Portishead and Martyn P. Casey from Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.
Calvi announced the album on 6 June 2018. At the same time she released a single, "Don't Beat the Girl Out of My Boy", and announced a European tour in support. [5] [6] [7] Calvi enlisted director Matt Lambert to produce the video for title track "Hunter". Dazed called it "an exploration of queer intimacy and self-love." [8]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.8/10 [9] |
Metacritic | 84/100 [10] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | A− [12] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Independent | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10 [17] |
The Observer | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uncut | 7/10 [20] |
Hunter received widespread acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 84, based on 20 reviews. [10] At The Guardian, critic Michael Hann praised Hunter as "glorious and triumphant" and "a record that succeeds on any terms you try to force upon it". [13] Cameron Cook of Pitchfork noted Calvi's "remarkable evolution" and found that she "pushes her artistry to another level". [17]
All tracks are written by Anna Calvi
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "As a Man" | 3:46 |
2. | "Hunter" | 4:11 |
3. | "Don't Beat the Girl Out of My Boy" | 4:03 |
4. | "Indies or Paradise" | 4:41 |
5. | "Swimming Pool" | 4:54 |
6. | "Alpha" | 3:40 |
7. | "Chain" | 4:47 |
8. | "Wish" | 5:16 |
9. | "Away" | 4:14 |
10. | "Eden" | 4:08 |
Total length: | 43:40 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Hunter. [21]
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Australian Digital Albums ( ARIA) [22] | 48 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [23] | 32 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [24] | 35 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [25] | 71 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [26] | 59 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [27] | 42 |
Irish Independent Albums ( IRMA) [28] | 18 |
Italian Albums ( FIMI) [29] | 63 |
Portuguese Albums ( AFP) [30] | 16 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [31] | 13 |
Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE) [32] | 90 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [33] | 50 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [34] | 22 |
UK Independent Albums ( OCC) [35] | 5 |
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Hunter | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 31 August 2018 | |||
Studio |
Konk (London)
| |||
Length | 43:40 | |||
Label | Domino | |||
Producer | Nick Launay | |||
Anna Calvi chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Hunter | ||||
Hunter is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Anna Calvi, released on 31 August 2018 by Domino. [4] The album was produced by Nick Launay, with additional production by Calvi. The album features Adrian Utley from Portishead and Martyn P. Casey from Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.
Calvi announced the album on 6 June 2018. At the same time she released a single, "Don't Beat the Girl Out of My Boy", and announced a European tour in support. [5] [6] [7] Calvi enlisted director Matt Lambert to produce the video for title track "Hunter". Dazed called it "an exploration of queer intimacy and self-love." [8]
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.8/10 [9] |
Metacritic | 84/100 [10] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | A− [12] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Independent | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10 [17] |
The Observer | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uncut | 7/10 [20] |
Hunter received widespread acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 84, based on 20 reviews. [10] At The Guardian, critic Michael Hann praised Hunter as "glorious and triumphant" and "a record that succeeds on any terms you try to force upon it". [13] Cameron Cook of Pitchfork noted Calvi's "remarkable evolution" and found that she "pushes her artistry to another level". [17]
All tracks are written by Anna Calvi
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "As a Man" | 3:46 |
2. | "Hunter" | 4:11 |
3. | "Don't Beat the Girl Out of My Boy" | 4:03 |
4. | "Indies or Paradise" | 4:41 |
5. | "Swimming Pool" | 4:54 |
6. | "Alpha" | 3:40 |
7. | "Chain" | 4:47 |
8. | "Wish" | 5:16 |
9. | "Away" | 4:14 |
10. | "Eden" | 4:08 |
Total length: | 43:40 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Hunter. [21]
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Digital Albums ( ARIA) [22] | 48 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [23] | 32 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [24] | 35 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [25] | 71 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [26] | 59 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [27] | 42 |
Irish Independent Albums ( IRMA) [28] | 18 |
Italian Albums ( FIMI) [29] | 63 |
Portuguese Albums ( AFP) [30] | 16 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [31] | 13 |
Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE) [32] | 90 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [33] | 50 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [34] | 22 |
UK Independent Albums ( OCC) [35] | 5 |
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