''Ultraísta'' is the eponymous debut studio album by British experimental rock band

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. It was released 2 October 2012 by Temporary Residence Limited. The first single, "Smalltalk", was released 9 May 2012. Following the release of the album, touring from the band was cut short after drummer

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had his first child. This same touring issue would occur when the promotion for the band's

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would be affected by the

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. On 22 November 2019, a deluxe version of the album was released. It includes all the remixes of songs from the album that had been released in 2013, featuring remixes from

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, among others.

Critical reception

''Ultraísta'' was met with generally favourable 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 64, based on 16 reviews

Accolades

Track listing

All tracks written by Ultraísta.

Personnel

Laura Bettinson Laura Bettinson (born 20 September 1987), also known by her stage names FEMME and lau.ra, is an English singer, songwriter, producer and DJ. She started writing music at 16, gigging around the Midlands area before moving to London to study Bmus ...

- vocals, synthesizer, songwriting *

Nigel Godrich Nigel Timothy Godrich (born 28 February 1971) is an English record producer, recording engineer and musician. He is known for his work with the English rock band Radiohead, having produced all their studio albums since '' OK Computer'' (1997). H ...

- production, bass guitar, synthesizer, songwriting *

- drums, percussion, songwriting

References

{{Authority control 2012 debut albums Ultraísta albums Temporary Residence Limited albums Albums produced by Nigel Godrich