Optical Delusion
2023 studio album by Orbital
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Optical Delusion is the tenth studio album by English electronic music duo Orbital, released on 17 February 2023.[1]
| Optical Delusion | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 February 2023 | |||
| Length | 51:07 | |||
| Label | Orbital | |||
| Producer | Orbital | |||
| Orbital chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Optical Delusion | ||||
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.1/10[4] |
| Metacritic | 71/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| The Arts Desk | [7] |
| Clash | 8/10[8] |
| The Guardian | [9] |
| Louder Than War | [10] |
| Mojo | [11] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[12] |
| Record Collector | [13] |
| Slant Magazine | [14] |
| Uncut | 7/10[15] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Optical Delusion received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 71 out of 100 from 10 critic scores.[5]
Year-end lists
| Publication | # | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Louder Than War | 80 | [16] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Paul Hartnoll except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song)" (featuring Mediæval Bæbes) | 4:14 | |
| 2. | "Day One" (featuring Dina Ipavic) | 5:16 | |
| 3. | "Are You Alive?" (featuring Penelope Isles) |
| 7:49 |
| 4. | "You Are the Frequency" (featuring the Little Pest) |
| 4:39 |
| 5. | "The New Abnormal" | 5:05 | |
| 6. | "Home" (featuring Anna B Savage) |
| 5:18 |
| 7. | "Dirty Rat" (with Sleaford Mods) | 5:16 | |
| 8. | "Requiem for the Pre-Apocalypse" | 5:20 | |
| 9. | "What a Surprise" (featuring the Little Pest) |
| 3:51 |
| 10. | "Moon Princess" (featuring Coppe) |
| 4:19 |
| Total length: | 51:07 | ||
Personnel
- Orbital – producer (1–8, 10)
- Paul Hartnoll – producer (7)
- Andrew Fearn – producer (7)
- Mediæval Bæbes – vocals (1)
- Dina Ipavic – vocals (2)
- Penelope Isles – vocals (3)
- The Little Pest – vocals (4, 9)
- Anna B Savage – vocals (6)
- Coppe – vocals (10)
