Chaosmosis is the eleventh studio album by Scottish band Primal Scream. It was released on 18 March 2016 on the band's First International label, through Ignition Records.[1] The album's lead single, "Where the Light Gets In", was released on 1 February 2016 and features American singer Sky Ferreira.[2][3] "I Can Change" was released on 14 March 2016 as the second single from the album.[4] "Trippin' on Your Love" was released to US submodern rock radio on 16 March 2016 as the album's third single.[5] The fourth single, "100% or Nothing", was released as a 12-inch single on 19 August 2016.[6]
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Released | 18 March 2016 | |||
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Length | 37:43 | |||
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Singles from Chaosmosis | ||||
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The album is the last to feature band member Martin Duffy prior to his death in December 2022.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 65/100[7] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
The A.V. Club | B[9] |
Clash | 7/10[10] |
DIY | [11] |
Exclaim! | 6/10[12] |
The Guardian | [13] |
NME | 4/5[14] |
Pitchfork | 6.0/10[15] |
PopMatters | [16] |
Spin | 6/10[17] |
Chaosmosis received positive reviews 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 65, based on 25 reviews.[7] Writing for Exclaim!, Cam Lindsay called the record "an uneven effort by a band that specializes in doing whatever the hell feels right."[12]
All tracks are written by Bobby Gillespie and Andrew Innes, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Trippin' on Your Love" |
| 3:30 | |
2. | "(Feeling Like A) Demon Again" | Gillespie, Innes, Yttling |
| 4:35 |
3. | "I Can Change" |
| 3:17 | |
4. | "100% or Nothing" |
| 3:54 | |
5. | "Private Wars" |
| 2:30 | |
6. | "Where the Light Gets In" |
| 3:47 | |
7. | "When the Blackout Meets the Fallout" |
| 1:48 | |
8. | "Carnival of Fools" | Gillespie, Innes, Yttling |
| 3:41 |
9. | "Golden Rope" |
| 5:37 | |
10. | "Autumn in Paradise" | Gillespie, Innes, Yttling |
| 5:04 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Where the Light Gets In" (U-Bahn Zum Hansaplatz Remix) |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Chaosmosis.[19]
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] | 100 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] | 121 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] | 73 |
French Albums (SNEP)[23] | 184 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[24] | 70 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[25] | 78 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[26] | 3 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] | 84 |
UK Albums (OCC)[28] | 12 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[29] | 3 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[30] | 14 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[31] | 49 |
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