Volcanic Sunlight
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| Volcanic Sunlight | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 10, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 55:16 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Producer | Renaud Létang | |||
| Saul Williams chronology | ||||
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Volcanic Sunlight is the fourth solo studio album by Saul Williams.[1] It was released by Columbia Records in 2011.
The album features a different approach than his previous albums, embracing a dance-pop direction,[2] with various influences from funk, disco, '60s garage rock, new wave, and dubstep.[3]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Okayplayer | 85/100[5] |
| PopMatters | [6] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73% based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]
Alexander Heigl of PopMatters gave the album 6 stars out of 10, calling it "a solid, finely-tuned album that reveals new turns and tricks with every listen."[6] Dylan Grier of Okayplayer gave the album an 85 out of 100, writing: "this album is, in many ways, much simpler than many of his previous offerings, but may leave listeners more confounded than ever."[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Saul Williams, except "Girls Have More Fun" by Williams and CX KiDTRONiK.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Look to the Sun" | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Patience" | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Explain My Heart" | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Triumph" | 6:03 |
| 5. | "Diagram" | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Girls Have More Fun" (also known as "Girls on Saturn") | 2:27 |
| 7. | "Give It Up" | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Dance" (featuring Janelle Monáe) | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Volcanic Sunlight" | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Rocket" | 3:52 |
| 11. | "Fall Up" | 4:17 |
| 12. | "Innocence" | 5:43 |
| 13. | "New Day" | 5:14 |
