''Weather'' is the fifth studio album by
ambient music project
Tycho, released on July 12, 2019. The album was preceded by the release of the singles "Easy" and "Pink & Blue", the latter of which was released along with the album announcement on May 14, 2019. Tycho will embark on a world tour in late 2019 and into 2020 in support of the album.
Being the first Tycho album to feature a vocalist, ''Weather'' was nominated for a
Grammy Award
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at the
62nd Annual Grammy Awards
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in the
Best Dance/Electronic Album
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category, losing out to
The Chemical Brothers
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' album ''
No Geography
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''.
Background
''Magnetic Magazine'' characterized the album's sound as different from the trilogy of ''
Dive
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Awake
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Epoch
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'' in that while "the airy guitars, synths and percussion are still largely there", they have been "adapted for a bit more of an organic,
indie rock
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template", with vocals from Saint Sinner on five of the album's eight tracks.
Hansen described the album as a collaboration with Saint Sinner, saying that he "wanted to finally fulfill what had been a vision of mine since the beginning: to incorporate the most organic instrument of all, the human voice".
Track listing
Charts
References
2019 albums
Tycho (musician) albums
Ninja Tune albums
Mom + Pop Music albums
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