The Underside of Power

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The Underside of Power
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Studio album by
Algiers
ReleasedJune 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)
RecordedJune–October 2016
StudioArgot Studio, New York
Figure 8, New York
Goat Farm, Atlanta
Real World, Bath
Rex Studios, London
Strange Weather, New York
Walker Studios, New York[1]
GenreGospel, post-punk, industrial, punk blues
Length44:24
LabelMatador
ProducerAdrian Utley and Ali Chant
Algiers chronology
Algiers
(2015) 		The Underside of Power
(2017) 		There Is No Year
(2020)

The Underside of Power is the second studio album by American experimental band Algiers. The album was released through Matador Records on June 23, 2017.[2] The album was produced by Adrian Utley of Portishead and his frequent collaborator Ali Chant. It was also the band's first album to feature drummer Matt Tong as a full-time member.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.2/10[3]
Metacritic86/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[1]
Alternative PressStarStarStarStarHalf star[5]
The A.V. ClubA[6]
Financial TimesStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[7]
The Irish TimesStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[8]
The ObserverStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[9]
Pitchfork5.8/10[10]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[11]
Uncut7/10[12]
ViceA−[13]

The Underside of Power received widespread critical acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 86, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[4]

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek wrote that, "Algiers ultimately turn doomsday on its head unexpectedly. On The Underside of Power, they assert that even amid violence, darkness, and horror, that the human spirit is affirmed through witness and resistance, leading not only to solace but to redemption."[1]

Accolades

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Publication Country Accolade Rank
American Songwriter US American Songwriter's Top 25 Albums of 2017 15[14]
Magnet US Top Albums of 2017 24[citation needed]
PopMatters US The Best Indie Rock of 2017 1[15]
Spectrum Culture US Top 20 Albums of 2017 17[16]
Under the Radar US Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2017 36[17]
The Village Voice US Pazz & Jop 2017 29[18]
Gigwise UK Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2017 26[19]
MusicOMH UK musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2017 13[20]
The Quietus UK Quietus Albums Of The Year 2017 24[21]
State Ireland State's Albums of 2017 24[citation needed]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Walk Like a Panther"3:10
2."Cry of the Martyrs"4:03
3."The Underside of Power"4:12
4."Death March"4:31
5."A Murmur. A Sign."3:43
6."Mme Rieux"3:34
7."Cleveland"3:46
8."Animals"2:33
9."Plague Years"2:52
10."Hymn for an Average Man"4:10
11."Bury Me Standing"2:25
12."The Cycle/The Spiral: Time to Go Down Slowly"5:25

Personnel

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All personnel credits courtesy of AllMusic.[1]

Algiers

  • Franklin James Fisher – cello, double bass, drum programming, guitar, keyboards, percussion, piano, sampling, synthesizer, tambourine, vocals, wurlitzer
  • Ryan Mahan – bass, drum programming, guitar, baritone guitar, sampling, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Lee Tesche – cymbals, guitar, harmonium, loop, music box, percussion, prepared guitar, prepared piano, saxophone, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Matt Tong – chimes, drones, drums, glockenspiel, guitar, percussion, backing vocals

Additional musicians

  • Ashiya Eastwood – backing vocals
  • Jessica Upton Crowe – backing vocals
  • Travis Ono – backing vocals

Technical

  • Adrian Utley – producer, drum machine, guitar, moog bass, synthesizer
  • Ali Chant – producer, guitar, backing vocals
  • Alex Weston – engineer
  • Ben Greenberg – additional production, engineer
  • Chris Kyles – engineer
  • Jason Ward – mastering
  • Macks Faulkron – engineer, guitar, percussion
  • Oli Jacobs – engineer
  • Patrick Phillips – engineer
  • Paul Reust – engineer
  • Randall Dunn – mixing
  • Will Smith – mixing assistant

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 69

References

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