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. It was released on 30 November 2018. The album was preceded by the single "X-Ray" and features collaborations with

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Singles

"X-Ray" was the only single released from the album. Produced by

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Danny L Harle Daniel Jack Eisner Harle (born 25 September 1989) is a British music producer and composer who records under the name Danny L Harle. He was formerly signed to the London-based PC Music label and is a member of Dux Content with A. G. Cook. He h ...

, it was unveiled a week before the album on November 22, 2018. Its music video was self-directed along Anna-Lisa Himma and features Cash as a cult leader. It has been compared'''' to the film '' The Holy Mountain''. Cook and Russian model Sasha Trautvein also made a cameo.

Reception

Laura Copley from ''Clash'' described the album as "a complete sensory overload", also praising the tracks "Brazil" and "Cool 3D World". The latter was named " t strongest offering." She ranked the album with 4 points out of 5, naming "Vegetarian" the weakest track. Bianca Guilione from ''

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'' aided the album's production, noticing the incorporation of "nostalgia-inducing"

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sub-genres and describing

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's work as "blown-out

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bliss". The publication gave the album a rating of 4.5 points out of 5. For

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, Jordi Bardají criticized the use of awful phrases, comparing its lyricism to a more innocent version of

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while also suggesting its sound could be what

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's then-upcoming record ''

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'' was going to offer. Highlighting the songs "Brazil", "Horse B4 Porsche", "Mona Lisa" and the single "X-Ray", the album got a 7 out of 10 qualification. The author dubbed Cash as a necessary

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subject on the music landscape.

Track listing

Notes * signifies an additional producer *All songs are stylised in uppercase letters. * "X-Ray" features additional vocals from

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. * "Cool 3D World" features additional vocals from

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and

Hannah Diamond Hannah Amond (born 20 June 1991), known professionally as Hannah Diamond, is an English singer, songwriter, photographer, and visual artist. She has recorded on A.G. Cook's PC Music label since 2013, beginning with her debut single " Pink an ...

. Sample credits * "X-Ray" interpolates elements of "This Is How We Do It", as performed and written by Plus System. * "Horse B4 Porsche" contains a sample of "Mood" as performed by

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, written by Hanson, Leland and Cook. * "Dostoyevsky" contains a sample of "Full Circle" as performed and written by

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yes 2018 albums Albums produced by A. G. Cook Albums produced by Boys Noize PC Music albums Albums produced by Danny L Harle