Karma & Desire

Karma & Desire is the seventh solo studio album by British electronic music producer Actress, released on Ninja Tune on 23 October 2020. Its announcement was preceded by the surprise release of a single-file album by Actress named 88, which included a PDF hinting towards Karma & Desire's track listing.[7][8] Originally teased via a Twitter post in May 2020,[9] the album was officially announced on 1 September 2020 and is described by Actress as being "a romantic tragedy set between the heavens and the underworld".[10] The announcement of the album was accompanied by the release of the lead single from the album, "Walking Flames", featuring British singer and producer Sampha.[11]

Karma & Desire
Studio album by
Released23 October 2020 (2020-10-23)
GenreElectronic
LabelNinja Tune
ProducerActress
Actress chronology
88
(2020)
Karma & Desire
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Beats per Minute76%[3]
Clash9/10[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
The Quietus[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Darren Cunningham.

No.TitleLength
1."Fire and Light"1:15
2."Angels Pharmacy" (featuring Zsela)4:41
3."Remembrance" (featuring Zsela)2:41
4."Reverend"2:58
5."Leaves Against the Sky"4:38
6."Save"5:05
7."VVY" (featuring Sampha)2:37
8."XRAY"3:31
9."Gliding Squares"3:06
10."Many Seas, Many Rivers" (featuring Sampha)8:10
11."Loveless" (featuring Aura T-09)4:40
12."Public Life" (featuring Vanessa Benelli Mosell)3:59
13."Fret"1:28
14."Loose" (featuring Christel Well)4:18
15."Turin" (featuring Aura T-09)7:12
16."Diamond X"3:50
17."Walking Flames" (featuring Sampha)4:10

References

  1. "Critic Reviews for Karma & Desire". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. Kellman, Andy. "Actress – Karma & Desire". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. Willems, Jasper (23 October 2020). "Album Review: Actress – Karma & Desire". Beats per Minute. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. Roseblade, Nick (19 October 2020). "Actress – Karma & Desire". Clash. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  5. Sylvester, Daniel (20 October 2020). "Actress Nimbly Balances Many Ideas, Moods and Collaborators on Karma & Desire". Exclaim!. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  6. Sharma-Patel, Kashif (22 October 2020). "The World, The Flesh, And The Dancefloor: Karma And Desire By Actress". The Quietus. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  7. Resident Advisor. "Actress releases new album, 88". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  8. Resident Advisor. "Actress details long-awaited new album, Karma & Desire". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  9. @ctress_a (2020-05-21). "Actress Details Second Album Of 2020, 'Karma & Desire'". @ctress_a. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  10. Christian Eede. "Actress Details Second Album Of 2020, 'Karma & Desire'". The Quietus. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  11. Eric Torres. "Actress and Sampha Share New Song "Walking Flames": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
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