''Chaosmosis'' is the eleventh studio album by Scottish band

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. It was released on 18 March 2016 on the band's First International label, through

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. The album's lead single, "Where the Light Gets In", was released on 1 February 2016 and features American singer

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. "I Can Change" was released on 14 March 2016 as the second single from the album. "Trippin' on Your Love" was released to US submodern rock radio on 16 March 2016 as the album's third single. The fourth single, "100% or Nothing", was released as a

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on 19 August 2016. The album is the last to feature band member

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prior to his death in December 2022.

Critical reception

''Chaosmosis'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At

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

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score of 65, based on 25 reviews. Writing for ''

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'', Cam Lindsay called the record "an uneven effort by a band that specializes in doing whatever the hell feels right."

Track listing

Notes

* signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Chaosmosis''.

Primal Scream

Bobby Gillespie Robert "Bobby" Gillespie (born 22 June 1961) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the lead singer, founding member, and primary lyricist of the alternative rock band Primal Scream. He was also ...

– vocals ; synthesiser * Andrew Innes – guitar ; loops ; plug-ins ; synthesiser ;

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– piano ; organ ; vibraphone *

Darrin Mooney Darrin Shane Mooney (born 26 April 1967, Merton, London) is an English session drummer, best known for his work with Primal Scream and Gary Moore. Mooney started playing at the age of 12 at school. Throughout his school years, he played in var ...

– percussion ; drums

Additional musicians

* Danielle Haim – backing vocals *

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– backing vocals * Alana Haim – backing vocals *

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– bass *

Björn Yttling Björn Daniel Arne Yttling (born 16 October 1974 in Umeå, Sweden) is a Swedish music producer, songwriter, and musician. His production and songwriting credits include Lykke Li, Chrissie Hynde, Primal Scream, Franz Ferdinand, Sahara Hotnights, A ...

– synthesiser ;

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; piano * Christoffer Zachrisson –

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* Jim Hunt – flute ; saxophone * Rachel Zeffira – vocals, viola, violin ; backing vocals ;

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* Deborah Chandler – cello * John Eriksson – drums *

– vocals * Sophie Nevrkla – backing vocals * Grace Cockell – backing vocals

Technical

* Björn Yttling – production ; additional production * Andrew Innes – production ; engineering * Bobby Gillespie – production * Lasse Mårtén – mixing * Brendan Lynch – engineering * Ross Matthews – engineering * Gustav Lindelow – engineering * Hans Stenlund – engineering * Max Heyes – engineering * Sean Kellet – engineering * Joe Harrison – engineering assistance

Artwork

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– artwork * Mick Hutson – original photography * Matthew Cooper – design * Bobby Gillespie – design

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2016 albums Albums produced by Björn Yttling Primal Scream albums