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Room Inside the World

2018 studio album by Ought From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Room Inside the World is the third and final[5] studio album by Canadian art punk band, Ought. The album was released on February 16, 2018, through Merge Records.

ReleasedFebruary 16, 2018 (2018-02-16)
Length40:05
LabelMerge
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Room Inside the World
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 16, 2018 (2018-02-16)
Genres
Length40:05
LabelMerge
ProducerNicolas Vernhes
Ought chronology
Sun Coming Down
(2015)
Room Inside the World
(2018)
Singles from Room Inside the World
  1. "These 3 Things"
    Released: November 1, 2017[1][2]
  2. "Disgraced In America"
    Released: January 16, 2018[3]
  3. "Desire"
    Released: February 6, 2018[4]
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Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[6]
Metacritic81/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[8]
The A.V. ClubB+[9]
DIYStarStarStarStar[10]
Exclaim!7/10[11]
MojoStarStarStarStar[12]
Pitchfork7.1/10[13]
PopMatters8/10[14]
QStarStarStarStar[15]
The SkinnyStarStarStarStarStar[16]
Uncut7/10[17]
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Room Inside the World received critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 81, based on 19 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Timothy Darcy, Timothy Keen, Matthew May, and Ben Stidworthy; all music is composed by Ought.

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No.TitleLength
1."Into the Sea"3:40
2."Disgraced In America"4:22
3."Disaffectation"4:35
4."These 3 Things"3:46
5."Desire"5:19
6."Brief Shield"4:33
7."Take Everything"5:10
8."Pieces Wasted"4:39
9."Alice"4:00
Total length:40:05
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Personnel

The following individuals were credited on the album:[18]

  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Choir! Choir! Choir! – vocals
  • Eamon Cuinn – clarinet
  • Tim Darcy – composition, guitar, vocals
  • Erin Lawlor – artwork
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • James Goddard – saxophone
  • Tim Keen – composition, drums, synthesizer, vibraphone, viola
  • Matt May – composition
  • Matt May – guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Daniel Murphy – design
  • Ben Stidworthy – bass, composition
  • Nicolas Vernhes – guitar, keyboards, mixing, noise, production
  • Gabe Wax – engineering

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[19]
31
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Accolades

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Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Paste US The 50 Best Albums of 2018[20] 2018 27
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