''Edgeland'' is the debut solo album by

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member

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. It was released on 19 April 2013 by

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. The album debuted at number 117 on the

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Critical reception

''Edgeland'' received positive reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an

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score of 72, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

Charts

References

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