Blood (Rhye album)

Blood is the second studio album by Canadian/Danish R&B duo Rhye. It was released in February 2018 under Loma Vista Recordings.[9]

Blood
Studio album by
Rhye
ReleasedFebruary 2, 2018 (2018-02-02)
Length42:00
LabelLoma Vista
Rhye chronology
Woman
(2013)		 Blood
(2018)		 Spirit
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 405(8/10)[2]
AllMusic[3]
Clash8/10[4]
Exclaim!(9/10)[5]
The Line of Best Fit7.5/10[6]
NME[7]
Pitchfork6.3/10[8]

Release

On October 31, 2017, Rhye released the first single from the album, "Taste".[10] The second single "Count to Five" was released on December 11, 2017, along with the announcement of the new album.[11] On February 15, 2018, Rhye released the music video to "Song For You".[12]

Tour

In October 2017, Rhye announced a European tour for February 2018, starting in Mexico City, and finishing in April 2018 in England.[13]

Critical reception

Blood was met with "generally favorable" 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 71, based on 19 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 73 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews.[14]

Accolades
Accolades for
Publication Accolade Rank
The A.V. Club The A.V. Club's Best Albums of 2018 – Mid-Year
N/A[15]
Esquire Esquire's Top 50 Albums of 2018
9[16]
KCRW KCRW's Top 10 Albums of 2018
10[17]
Uproxx Uproxx's Top 50 Albums of 2018 – Mid-Year
45[18]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from Tidal.[19]

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Waste"
  • Michael Milosh
  • Benjamin Schweir
3:31
2."Taste"
  • Milosh
  • Henry Allen
3:45
3."Feel Your Weight"
  • Milosh
  • Schweir
  • Itai Shapira
3:09
4."Please"
  • Milosh
  • Thomas Bartlett
3:35
5."Count to Five"
  • Milosh
  • Shapira
3:28
6."Song for You"
  • Milosh
  • Shapira
  • Justin Parker
3:58
7."Blood Knows"
  • Milosh
  • Nate Mercereau
3:30
8."Stay Safe"
  • Milosh
  • Schwier
4:52
9."Phoenix"Milosh4:34
10."Softly"
  • Milosh
  • Bartlett
3:37
11."Sinful"Milosh4:02
Total length:42:00
Japan bonus track[20]
No.TitleLength
12."Hymn"3:43
Total length:45:50

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[3]

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] 76
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[23] 60
French Albums (SNEP)[24] 74
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[25] 38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[26] 62
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[27] 80
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[28] 54
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[29] 30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 26
US Billboard 200[31] 118

Release history
Region Date Format Label Catalogue
US February 2, 2018
Loma Vista LVR00317
Japan Hostess Entertainment HSU-10176
Canada Last Gang Records Q101885

References
  1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. Glover, Nicholas (February 5, 2018). "The 405 Review". Thefourohfive.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  3. Kellman, Andy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  4. Neale, Matthew (February 5, 2018). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  5. Patrick, Ryan B. (January 30, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  6. Taylor, Chris (January 30, 2018). "RHYE tell an unoriginal story in a beautifully unique way on BLOOD". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  7. Bartleet, Larry (January 29, 2018). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  8. Sherburne, Philip (February 5, 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  9. Murray, Robin (December 8, 2017). "Rhye Announce New Album 'Blood'". Clash. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  10. Murray, Robin (October 31, 2017). "Rhye's 'Taste" is Absolutely Gorgeous". Clash. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  11. "Rhye Announce New Album 'Blood' with 'Count To Five'". DIY. December 11, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  12. "Rhye Share A New Video for 'Song For You'". DIY. February 15, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  13. Sodomsky, Sam (October 27, 2017). "Rhye Announce Tour, Share New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  15. "The Best Albums of 2018 So Far". The A.V. Club. June 27, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  16. Ovenden, Olivia (December 7, 2018). "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Esquire. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  17. "KCRW's Best of 2018". KCRW. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  18. "50 Best Albums of 2018 So Far". Uproxx. May 29, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  19. "Blood - Rhye". Tidal. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  20. "Blood". Hostess Entertainment Unlimited (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  21. "Ultratop.be – Rhye – Blood" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  22. "Ultratop.be – Rhye – Blood" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  23. "Rhye Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  24. "Lescharts.com – Rhye – Blood". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  25. "Danishcharts.dk – Rhye – Blood". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  26. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  27. "Rhye". Oricon. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  28. "Dutchcharts.nl – Rhye – Blood" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  29. "Portuguesecharts.com – Rhye – Blood". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  30. "Swisscharts.com – Rhye – Blood". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  31. "Rhye Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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