Love in Constant Spectacle

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Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	84/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Exclaim!	8/10[3]
The Line of Best Fit	8/10[4]
Mojo	[5]
MusicOMH	[6]
PopMatters	8/10[7]
Uncut	[8]

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Love in Constant Spectacle received a score of 84 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on seven critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".^[1] Mojo found that "Love in Constant Spectacle is watchful rather than showy, its songs not boxing up one simple mood at a time but sitting with their uncertainty. Nuance might be going out of fashion in the world outside, but in here, Weaver speaks it fluently".^[5] Uncut's Piers Martin called it "by some distance her most satisfying album" as it is "full of surprises and tantalisingly familiar" and presents a "head-spinning account of grief and solace".^[8]

Fred Thomas of AllMusic described it as Weaver's "most emotionally based set of songs to date", stating that "her most remarkable material drawing from Krautrock-styled repetition, Stereolab's blithe pop, Broadcast's eerily captivating melodic flare, and Goldfrapp-esque synth grooves" and finding these to be present throughout the album.^[2] Exclaim!'s Eric Hill remarked that the album's "focus is slightly more inward-facing, but Weaver still finds ways to create distance between intention and expression even when she herself is the topic".^[3]

Reviewing the album for PopMatters, Peter Thomas Webb wrote that it "retains many of the same textures, although the overall effect is a little gentler and more meditative than her previous album, Flock".^[7] Janne Oinonen of The Line of Best Fit summarised that "the songs often straddle propulsive organic grooves that coalesce perfectly with Weaver's dreamy melodies and weightless vocals".^[4] MusicOMH's John Murphy called Love in Constant Spectacle "beautifully intricate, thoughtful songs [that] sit amid a hypnotic, otherworldly vibe that never settles for playing safe".^[6]

All tracks are written and arranged by Jane Weaver.

Musicians

• Jane Weaver – lead vocals (all tracks), synthesizer (tracks 1–3, 5–9), guitar (2, 6, 8, 9), keyboards (4, 7), handclaps (6), piano (8), drum machine (10)
• Joel Nicholson – guitar (all tracks), shakers, twelve-string guitar (track 2); synthesizer, handclaps (6)
• Andrew Cheetham – drums (tracks 1–3, 5–10), percussion (10)
• Matt Grayson – bass guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5–10)
• John Parish – tambourine (tracks 1, 2, 8), piano (5, 7), handclaps (6)
• James Trevascus – drum programming (track 10)

Technical

• Jane Weaver – production
• John Parish – production
• Jason Mitchell – mastering
• James Trevascus – engineering
• Joe Jones – engineering
• Oliver Baldwin – engineering

Visuals

• Andy Votel – artwork