Darling Arithmetic

Darling Arithmetic
Studio album by
Villagers
ReleasedApril 10, 2015[1]
GenreIndie, indie folk
Length36:10
LabelDomino Recording Company
ProducerConor O'Brien
Villagers chronology
{Awayland}
(2013) 		Darling Arithmetic
(2015) 		Where Have You Been All My Life?
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Paste (magazine)[3]
The New York Timesfavorable[4]
Drowned In Sound[5]
PopMatters[6]
Pitchfork Media(7.0/10)[7]
The Last Mixed Tape[8]
The Irish Times[9]
The Line of Best Fit[10]
The Guardian[11]

Darling Arithmetic is the third studio album from the twice Mercury Prize-nominated Irish indie folk band Villagers, released on April 10, 2015, via Domino Records. The album reached number one in the Irish album charts in its first week of release.[12] It won the Best Album Award in the 2016 Ivor Novello Awards.[13]

  1. ^ "Villagers announces new album Darling Arithmetic, hear first song 'Courage'". Nialler9. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Villagers - Darling Arithmetic". Metacritic. Metacritic.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. ^ Danton, Eric R. (14 April 2015). "Villagers: Darling Arithmetic Review". Paste. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. ^ Chinen, Nate (13 April 2015). "Review: Darling Arithmetic". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  5. ^ Hanratty, Nate (13 April 2015). "Villagers: 'Darling Arithmetic'". Drowned In Sound. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  6. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (15 April 2015). "Villagers: Darling Arithmetic". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  7. ^ Cole, Rachel T. (13 April 2015). "Villagers: Darling Arithmetic". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  8. ^ White, Stephen (13 April 2015). "Villagers - Darling Arithmetic". thelastmixedtape.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  9. ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (9 April 2015). "Villagers: Darling Arithmetic". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  10. ^ Jenkins, Stephen (10 April 2015). "Villagers: Darling Arithmetic". thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  11. ^ Hutchinson, Kate (9 April 2015). "Villagers: Darling Arithmetic review – delicate love songs that lack emotion". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Villagers knock Hozier off No 1 spot in charts". RTE.ie. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Villagers win Ivor Novello for best album". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 March 2017.