The Art of Pretending to Swim
2018 studio album by Villagers
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The Art of Pretending to Swim is the fourth studio album by Irish band Villagers. It was released on 21 September 2018 under Domino Recording Company.[2]
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| Released | 21 September 2018 | |||
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| Length | 41:21 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
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Release
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[5] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Clash | 8/10[6] |
| DIY | [7] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[8] |
| Exclaim! | 5/10[9] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[10] |
| Loud and Quiet | 6/10[11] |
| MusicOMH | [12] |
| NME | [13] |
The Art of Pretending to Swim was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 77, based on 15 reviews.[5] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews.[14]
Mark Deming from AllMusic wrote about the album: "This music feels warmer and more naturalistic than his earlier experiments with one-man recording, and there's a gentle swing in the rhythms that suggests he's been listening to some smooth R&B lately. [The album] is a strong example of how one man with an unlimited number of tracks to fill can create a compelling and revealing collection of songs.[1]
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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| Rough Trade | Top 100 Albums of 2018 | 95 |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Again" | 4:28 |
| 2. | "A Trick of the Light" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Sweet Saviour" | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Long Time Waiting" | 5:09 |
| 5. | "Fool" | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Love Came With All That It Brings" | 5:29 |
| 7. | "Real Go-Getter" | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Hold Me Down" | 4:38 |
| 9. | "Ada" | 6:10 |
Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] | 64 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] | 31 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] | 116 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] | 76 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[20] | 175 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] | 55 |
| Irish Albums (Official Charts)[22] | 2 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[23] | 21 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] | 48 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[25] | 28 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[26] | 4 |
Personnel
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