Samson & Delilah | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 9 September 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2011–13 | |||
Genre | Synthpop, experimental pop, darkwave, art pop, drone, electropop, industrial pop | |||
Length | 49:11 | |||
Label | YOY | |||
Producer | ||||
V V Brown chronology | ||||
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Singles from Samson & Delilah | ||||
Samson & Delilah is the second studio album by English recording artist V V Brown, released on 9 September 2013 on Brown's YOY Records. Brown initially had planned to follow up her critically acclaimed debut album with Lollipops and Politics, promoting the release of the album with a debut single. [3] The album was later shelved, in part due to do Brown's own wishes. [4] She then went independent for Samson & Delilah, which found Brown experimenting with a radically different change in musical direction. Samson & Delilah is a concept album based around the biblical story of the same name. A short film using material from the album was used to promote the record.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 82/100 [5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
All Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Boston Globe | Positive [7] |
Pop Matters | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Samson & Delilah received positive reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, the album received a score of 82 from professional sources, indicating "universal acclaim". [5] Most all music critics noted the drastic change in direction that Brown took for the album. Upon announcing a free stream of the album prior to the album's release, Idolator wrote that the record was "one of the boldest 180s between an artist's first and second albums that we've witnessed in a long time. We're talking a Yeezus-level departure from an act's established sonics. If Janelle Monáe is an android, V V Brown is now a T-1000." [9] Ryan Lathan, writing for PopMatters, described the album as "skillfully produced" and "brave", one that "succeeds in forging a completely different identity for Brown," comparing the singer to Annie Lennox and Grace Jones. [8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Substitute for Love" | Maulini | 5:03 | |
2. | "Nothing Really Matters" |
| Dave Okumu | 5:10 |
3. | "Samson" | Brown | Okumu | 4:27 |
4. | "I Can Give You More" |
| Maulini | 4:09 |
5. | "Igneous" |
| Aldridge | 4:45 |
6. | "Looking for Love" |
| Howe | 4:52 |
7. | "The Apple" |
| Gabriel | 3:11 |
8. | "Faith" |
| Aldridge | 4:32 |
9. | "Ghosts" |
| Aldridge | 2:50 |
10. | "Knife" |
| Maulini | 4:03 |
11. | "Beginning" |
| Okumu | 6:09 |
Total length: | 49:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Warrior" | 4:08 | |
13. | "Like Fire" | Brown | 6:30 |
14. | " Shark in the Water" (Alternative Version) |
| 4:57 |
15. | "Samson & Delilah" (short film) | 17:06 | |
Total length: | 81:52 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Warrior" | 4:08 | |
13. | "Like Fire" | Brown | 6:30 |
14. | "Shark in the Water" (Alternative Version) |
| 4:57 |
15. | "The Apple" (En français) | 3:14 | |
16. | "Samson & Delilah" (short film) | 17:06 | |
Total length: | 85:06 |
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart [12] | 158 |
UK Indie Albums Chart [13] | 35 |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United Kingdom [14] | 9 September 2013 |
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YOY Records |
France [15] | 7 October 2013 |
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8 October 2013 | LP | ||
United States [16] |
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Germany [17] | Digital download | ||
18 October 2013 |
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Samson & Delilah | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 9 September 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2011–13 | |||
Genre | Synthpop, experimental pop, darkwave, art pop, drone, electropop, industrial pop | |||
Length | 49:11 | |||
Label | YOY | |||
Producer | ||||
V V Brown chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Samson & Delilah | ||||
Samson & Delilah is the second studio album by English recording artist V V Brown, released on 9 September 2013 on Brown's YOY Records. Brown initially had planned to follow up her critically acclaimed debut album with Lollipops and Politics, promoting the release of the album with a debut single. [3] The album was later shelved, in part due to do Brown's own wishes. [4] She then went independent for Samson & Delilah, which found Brown experimenting with a radically different change in musical direction. Samson & Delilah is a concept album based around the biblical story of the same name. A short film using material from the album was used to promote the record.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 82/100 [5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
All Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Boston Globe | Positive [7] |
Pop Matters | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Samson & Delilah received positive reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, the album received a score of 82 from professional sources, indicating "universal acclaim". [5] Most all music critics noted the drastic change in direction that Brown took for the album. Upon announcing a free stream of the album prior to the album's release, Idolator wrote that the record was "one of the boldest 180s between an artist's first and second albums that we've witnessed in a long time. We're talking a Yeezus-level departure from an act's established sonics. If Janelle Monáe is an android, V V Brown is now a T-1000." [9] Ryan Lathan, writing for PopMatters, described the album as "skillfully produced" and "brave", one that "succeeds in forging a completely different identity for Brown," comparing the singer to Annie Lennox and Grace Jones. [8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Substitute for Love" | Maulini | 5:03 | |
2. | "Nothing Really Matters" |
| Dave Okumu | 5:10 |
3. | "Samson" | Brown | Okumu | 4:27 |
4. | "I Can Give You More" |
| Maulini | 4:09 |
5. | "Igneous" |
| Aldridge | 4:45 |
6. | "Looking for Love" |
| Howe | 4:52 |
7. | "The Apple" |
| Gabriel | 3:11 |
8. | "Faith" |
| Aldridge | 4:32 |
9. | "Ghosts" |
| Aldridge | 2:50 |
10. | "Knife" |
| Maulini | 4:03 |
11. | "Beginning" |
| Okumu | 6:09 |
Total length: | 49:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
12. | "Warrior" | 4:08 | |
13. | "Like Fire" | Brown | 6:30 |
14. | " Shark in the Water" (Alternative Version) |
| 4:57 |
15. | "Samson & Delilah" (short film) | 17:06 | |
Total length: | 81:52 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
12. | "Warrior" | 4:08 | |
13. | "Like Fire" | Brown | 6:30 |
14. | "Shark in the Water" (Alternative Version) |
| 4:57 |
15. | "The Apple" (En français) | 3:14 | |
16. | "Samson & Delilah" (short film) | 17:06 | |
Total length: | 85:06 |
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart [12] | 158 |
UK Indie Albums Chart [13] | 35 |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United Kingdom [14] | 9 September 2013 |
|
YOY Records |
France [15] | 7 October 2013 |
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8 October 2013 | LP | ||
United States [16] |
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Germany [17] | Digital download | ||
18 October 2013 |
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