Algiers (Algiers album)


Algiers is the eponymous debut album by American experimental band Algiers. The album was released through Matador Records on June 2, 2015.

Critical reception

Algiers received positive feedback from contemporary music critics upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 13 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek stated that, "Algiers, both band and album, offer musical and topical intensity alternately malevolent and passionate in searching and affirming truth, human and otherworldly. All of these seemingly disparate historical musical elements are distilled in such a startling manner, they carve something new from the fragments. This is a stunning debut."

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeYearRank
The QuietusThe Quietus Albums Of 2015201563
Treble MagazineTop 50 Albums of 201520155
PopMattersThe 80 Best Albums of 2015201513
Entertainment WeeklyThe 40 Best Albums of 2015201524
Drowned in SoundFavourite Albums of the Year 2015201538
UncutThe Best Albums of 2015201551
Under the RadarFavourite Albums of the Year 2015201580

Track listing

Personnel

All personnel credits adapted from Algiers album notes.
Algiers
Additional musicians
Technical
Design