Hive Mind is the fourth studio album by American R&B band the Internet, released on July 20, 2018, by Columbia Records. It was preceded by the singles "Roll (Burbank Funk)", "Come Over" and "La Di Da".
Release and promotion On April 27, 2018, the band released the single "Roll (Burbank Funk)", accompanied by a music video. On May 30, the group announced Hive Mind, to be released by Columbia Records on July 20, with the announcement accompanied by the release of the album's second promotional single, "Come Over". A music video for "Come Over" was released on June 6, serving as lead singer Syd's directorial debut. "La Di Da" was released as the album's third single on July 13.
Critical reception
Hive Mind was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83 based on 24 reviews. Carl Anka of NME gave the album five-out-of-five stars, claiming it to be "a towering demonstration of the collective intelligence of five artists approaching their zenith". A. Harmony of Exclaim! wrote about the band's growth saying "there are no weak links on this album: from the production to the songwriting, each Internet bandmate brings a polished, more mature sound to the fore." Jon Pareles of The New York Times praised the band's fusion of digitally processed and hand-played music, stating that the band "imperceptibly melds hand-played parts with loops and samples; whether or not it actually is, the music feels analog. Even where the drums are looped, the bass lines often drag and pull against the beat, breaking away from vamps to improvise and loosen things up."
Year-end rankings Publication Accolade Rank GQ (Russia) The 20 Best Albums of 2018
Track listing
Sample credits "Roll (Burbank Funk)" contains a sample of "Sing Sing", written and performed by Gaz.
Personnel The Internet Sydney Bennett – vocals , drums Steve Lacy – guitar , bass , background vocal , drums , keyboards , synthesizer Matthew Martin – keyboards , drums , synthesizer , percussion , background vocal Patrick Paige – bass , keyboards Christopher Smith – drums , percussion
Additional musicians Moonchild – horn Ruben Bailey – vocal Nick Green – background vocal Durand Bernarr – background vocal Marcus Lee – background vocal Gaz – drums Kari Faux – percussion
Engineers Sydney Bennett – recording Simon Berckelman – recording Jonny Firth – recording Matthew Martin – recording Jimmy Douglass – mixing Dave Kutch – mastering
Charts Chart (2018) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) 40
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