''Ultraísta'' is the eponymous debut studio album by British

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Ultraísta Ultraísta is an English-American experimental rock trio, formed in 2008. The band consists of Atoms for Peace members Nigel Godrich and Joey Waronker, alongside Laura Bettinson. The band's self-titled debut album was released on 2 October 20 ...

. It was released 2 October 2012 by

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. The first single, "Smalltalk", was released 9 May 2012. Following the release of the album, touring from the band was cut short after drummer

Joey Waronker Jon Joseph Waronker (born May 20, 1969) is an American drummer and music producer. He has performed with acts including Beck, R.E.M., Oasis and Roger Waters, and is a member of the experimental rock bands Atoms for Peace and Ultraísta. Back ...

had his first child. This same touring issue would occur when the promotion for the band's sophomore album 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 has worked with acts including Radiohead, Travis, Beck, Air, Paul McCartney, U2, R.E.M., Pavement, Roger Waters, Arcade Fire and ...

- 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