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2014 studio album by Kindness
Otherness
Studio album by Kindness
Released13 October 2014 (2014-10-13)
Length46:13
Label
Kindness chronology
World, You Need a Change of Mind
(2012) 		Otherness
(2014) 		Something Like a War
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.4/10
Metacritic68/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Clash7/10
Consequence of SoundB-
DIY
Drowned in Sound5/10

Otherness is the second studio album by English musician Adam Bainbridge, under their solo project Kindness. It was released on October 13, 2014 through Mom + Pop Music and Female Energy.

Critical reception

Otherness 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 68, based on 18 reviews.

Accolades

Accolades for Otherness
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Dummy Mag Top 20 Albums of 2014 2
Gigwise Top 50 Albums of 2014 36
The Guardian Top 40 Albums of 2014 27
Pigeons & Planes Top 50 Albums of 2014 41

Track listing

Otherness track listing
No.TitleLength
1."World Restart" (featuring Kelela Mizanekristos)4:39
2."This Is Not About Us"3:20
3."I'll Be Back" (featuring Sam Beste)5:18
4."Who Do You Love?" (featuring Bob Blank, Lola Blank and Robin Carlsson)4:51
5."8th Wonder" (featuring M.anifest)5:12
6."With You" (featuring Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn, J.J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan, Kelela Mizanekristos and Paul Morley)4:03
7."Geneva"5:46
8."For the Young" (featuring Herbie Hancock and Foday Musa Suso)3:14
9."Why Don't You Love Me" (featuring Devonté Hynes and Tawiah)4:05
10."It'll Be OK"5:45

Charts

Chart performance for Otherness
Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) 45

References

  1. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. Diver, Mike (8 October 2014). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  5. Terry, Josh (14 October 2014). "Consequence of Sound Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  6. West, James. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. Slaughter, Matthew (10 October 2014). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  8. Renshaw, David (6 October 2014). "Kindness streams new album 'Otherness' online". NME. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  9. Minsker, Evan (11 August 2014). "Kindness Announces New Album Otherness, Shares "World Restart" Featuring Kelela and Ade". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  10. "The 20 Best Albums of 2014". Dummy Mag. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  11. "Gigwise's 50 Best Albums of 2014". Gigwise. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  12. "The Best Albums of 2014". The Guardian. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  13. "Pigeons & Planes' Best Albums of 2014". Album of the Year. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  14. "Kindness Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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