Oh Wonder (album)

Oh Wonder
Studio album by Oh Wonder
Released September 4, 2015 (2015-09-04)
Recorded 2014–2015
Genre
Length 52:23
Label
Singles from Oh Wonder
  1. "Body Gold"
    Released: September 1, 2014
  2. "Shark"
    Released: October 1, 2014
  3. "Dazzle"
    Released: November 1, 2014
  4. "All We Do"
    Released: December 1, 2014
  5. "The Rain"
    Released: January 1, 2015
  6. "Lose It"
    Released: February 1, 2015
  7. "Technicolour Beat"
    Released: March 1, 2015
  8. "Midnight Moon"
    Released: April 1, 2015
  9. "Livewire"
    Released: May 1, 2015
  10. "White Blood"
    Released: June 1, 2015
  11. "Landslide"
    Released: July 1, 2015
  12. "Drive"
    Released: August 1, 2015
  13. "Heart Hope"
    Released: September 1, 2015
  14. "Without You"
    Released: September 4th, 2015
  15. "Plans"
    Released: September 4th, 2015

Oh Wonder is the debut album by alt-pop duo Oh Wonder, self-released on September 4, 2015.[1] The album is the accumulation of singles released monthly throughout 2014-2015, in addition to two unreleased songs.

Background

Starting in September 2014, Anthony West and Josephine Vander Gucht wrote, recorded and released one song on the first of every month for a year on Soundcloud. They have described the creation and release of their debut album as nontraditional, stating that the album consists of fifteen singles and was never conceived as an entire record. The debut album consisted of all thirteen songs, as well as two additional songs, "Without You" and "Plans". The album was written, produced and mixed by West and Vander Gucht in their home studio in South-East London in 2014–2015.[2]

Critical reception

Oh Wonder received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Serena Weiss of The Ithacan hailed the album as "simplistically stunning" and "hauntingly beautiful", while praising the chemistry between Gucht and West.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Guardian[5]
Renowned for Sound[6]
The Ithacan[7]

Usage in media

The song, "All We Do", was featured in the opening credits of the 2015 ITV crime drama Unforgotten and the third episode of the 2015 MTV American slasher horror Scream.[8] The song "Drive" was used in the pilot episode of the 2015 BBC drama Doctor Foster. In October 2016, "All We Do" was feautured at the end of an episode of Coronation Street.

Track listing

All tracks written by Josephine Vander Gucht and Anthony West. 

No.TitleLength
1."Livewire"  3:24
2."Body Gold"  3:05
3."Technicolour Beat"  3:00
4."Drive"  3:16
5."Lose It"  3:50
6."Landslide"  3:28
7."White Blood"  4:17
8."Without You"  3:45
9."The Rain"  2:54
10."Dazzle"  3:07
11."All We Do"  3:34
12."Midnight Moon"  3:31
13."Shark"  3:07
14."Heart Hope"  4:09
15."Plans"  3:59
Total length:52:23

Charts

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 56
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 55
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 135
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 19
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[13] 50
Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] 54
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 87
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 26
US Billboard 200[17] 80

References

  1. ↑ "Oh Wonder". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Oh Wonder caps off an electric debut tour". Boston Globe. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Weiss, Serena. "Review: Oh Wonder stuns with debut album | The Ithacan". theithacan.org. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Donelson, Marcy. Oh Wonder Oh Wonder > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Mokoena, Tshepo (3 September 2015). "Oh Wonder: Oh Wonder review – a breathy synthpop debut". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Floyd, Marcus (5 September 2015). "Album Review: Oh Wonder - Oh Wonder". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  7. ↑ Weiss, Serena. "Review: Oh Wonder stuns with debut album | The Ithacan". theithacan.org. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Jantz, Ryan. "Music from Scream: Season 1, Episode 3". MTV Soundtrack. MTV. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  9. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (12 September 2015). "ARIA Albums: Troye Sivan 'Wild' EP Debuts At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Oh Wonder – Oh Wonder" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Oh Wonder – Oh Wonder" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Oh Wonder - Chart history: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Oh Wonder – Oh Wonder" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 37, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Oh Wonder – Oh Wonder". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  17. ↑ "Oh Wonder - Chart history: Billboard 200". Retrieved 21 September 2015.


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