The Switch (Body/Head album)

The Switch is the second studio album by the American experimental rock duo Body/Head. It was released on July 13, 2018 under Matador Records.[9]

The Switch
Studio album by
Body/Head
ReleasedJuly 13, 2018 (2018-07-13)
Length38:44
LabelMatador
Body/Head chronology
No Waves
(2016)		 The Switch
(2018)
Singles from The Switch
  1. "You Don't Need"
    Released: June 5, 2018[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Consequence of SoundB+[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
Flood Magazine6/10[6]
The Guardian[7]
PopMatters7/10[8]

Critical reception

The Switch 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 75, based on 17 reviews.[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 71 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 17 reviews.[10]

Accolades
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
The Wire Top 50 Albums of 2018
9
[11]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Last Time"7:53
2."You Don't Need"5:26
3."In the Dark Room"4:38
4."Change My Brain"10:41
5."Reverse Hard"10:06

References
  1. Shoemaker, Allison (June 5, 2018). "Kim Gordon's Body/Head annouce [sic] new album, The Switch, share "You Don't Need"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. "The Switch by Body/Head". Metacritic. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. Phares, Heather. "The Switch - Body/Head". AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  4. Ham, Robert (July 11, 2018). "Body/Head Reach a New Creative Peak on The Switch". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  5. McClelland, Jenna (July 23, 2018). "Album Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  6. Scrudato, Ken (July 19, 2018). "Album Review". Flood Magazine. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  7. Snapes, Laura (July 13, 2018). "Body/Head: The Switch review – Kim Gordon's prophecies of doom". The Guardian. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  8. Korber, Kevin (July 13, 2018). "Album Review". PopMatters. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  9. Murphy, Sarah (June 4, 2018). "Body/Head Detail 'The Switch' LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  11. "The Wire's Releases of the Year 2018". Album of the Year. Retrieved March 6, 2019.


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