Horizons is the fourth studio album by American rock band Starset. It was released on October 22, 2021.
Critical reception
Horizons has received positive reviews. Sonic Perspectivess Josh Muncke wrote, "Horizons is truly a step forward for Starset, and arguably a demonstration of them at their best. They've taken their past releases and distilled them all into an optimised collection of tracks, whilst introducing some new ideas to continue the concept narrative."
Wall of Sound lauded the album, singling out the tracks "Otherworldly", "Icarus", and "Symbiotic" as highlights. Writing for Kerrang!, Steve Beebee opined that "the galactic sense of scale in Horizons' orchestration enables all sixteen tracks to massage the emotions" and praised Starset for "explor[ing] our vulnerability, our very humanity".
Track listing
PersonnelMusicians Dustin Bates – lead vocals Jasen Rauch – guitar, bass guitar Isaiah Perez – drums Lester Estelle – drums on "Disappear" and "Infected" Joe Rickard, Alex Niceforo – programming Garrison Turner – additional programming on "The Breach", "Dreamcatcher" and "This Endless Endeavor" Paul Trust – additional programming on "Devolution", "Earthrise" and "Icarus" Sahaj Ticotin – additional programming on "Otherworldly" and "Annihiliated Love" Igor Khoroshev – additional programming on "Infected" David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, David Angell, Carrie Bailey, Elizabeth Lamb – violins Seanad Chang – viola Paul Nelson – celloProduction Joe Rickard – producer, engineer Dustin Bates – executive producer Jasen Rauch – drum engineering Patrick Prophet – drum assistant engineer Dan Lancaster – mixing Niels Nielsen – mastering Alex Niceforo – programming Mike "Cowboy" Warren – guitar technician Taylor Pollert, Josh Keith – engineers Paul Trust – string arrangement and interludes Paul Nelson, Steve Mauldin – transcriptions and score preparationArtwork' TNSN DVSN – art direction and package design Jake Wangner – cover photo
Charts +Chart performance for Horizons Chart (2021) Peakpositions UK Digital Albums (OCC) 22 US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) 23 US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) 10
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