''Revival'' is the debut studio album by

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Vancouver Sleep Clinic Vancouver Sleep Clinic (VSC) is an Australian band led by singer, songwriter, and record producer Tim Bettinson. Career Tim Bettinson, a past student of Citipointe Christian College, was a finalist in triple j's Unearthed High competition in 2 ...

. It was released on 7 April 2017 through

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. It features production work primarily from

Al Shux Alexander Shuckburgh, who is also known as Al Shux, is a British record producer and songwriter from London, England. Shux has worked with musical artists Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Plan B, Tinie Tempah and Lana Del R ...

, who has previously worked with

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, Birdy and

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Track listing

Critical reception

Writing for the fan-based blog ''Carnesa,'' Benjamin Solomon states, "The album is a moody record, and the eerie nature of his voice makes for a chilling collection of acoustic pieces perfectly collated to tell a story almost incomprehensible due to his ghostly vocals, but very relatable...

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is sorrowfully sombre, yet is a fine anesthetizer to the more up-beat and violent waves rocking the radio today," stating tracks ''Empire, Wildfire'' and ''Revival'' as album highlights. He also praises Tim Bettinson's vocal performance, noting that it is "transcendent from start to finish, although it particularly is powerful on ''Someone to Stay."''

References

2017 debut albums Vancouver Sleep Clinic albums Sony Music albums Albums produced by Al Shux {{2010s-indie-pop-album-stub