Proto (Holly Herndon album)

Proto
Studio album by
Holly Herndon
ReleasedMay 10, 2019 (2019-05-10)
Length44:07
Label4AD
Producer
Holly Herndon chronology
Platform
(2015) 		Proto
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.0/10[1]
Metacritic82/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Exclaim!9/10[4]
Financial Times[5]
The Guardian[6]
The Observer[7]
Pitchfork8.2/10[8]
Q[9]
Resident Advisor3.8/5[10]
The Times[11]
Uncut7/10[12]

Proto (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by American electronic musician Holly Herndon. It was released on May 10, 2019, via 4AD.[13] It includes the singles "Godmother" and "Eternal", with the video of the latter accompanying the album announcement.[14] The album was called a collaboration with an AI named "Spawn" co-created by Herndon and Mat Dryhurst.[15]

  1. ^ "PROTO by Holly Herndon reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "PROTO by Holly Herndon Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Phares, Heather. "PROTO – Holly Herndon". AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Beedham, Tom (May 7, 2019). "Holly Herndon: PROTO". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  5. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (May 10, 2019). "Holly Herndon: Proto — AI technology meets medieval acoustics". Financial Times. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  6. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (May 10, 2019). "Holly Herndon: Proto review – dystopia averted! AI and IRL in pop harmony". The Guardian. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  7. ^ Mackay, Emily (May 12, 2019). "Holly Herndon: Proto review – dizzying beauty and bracing beats". The Observer. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  8. ^ Geffen, Sasha (May 14, 2019). "Holly Herndon: PROTO Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  9. ^ Snapes, Laura (July 2019). "Rise of the Machines". Q (399): 108.
  10. ^ Ravens, Chal (May 13, 2019). "Holly Herndon – Proto". Resident Advisor. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  11. ^ Hodgkinson, Will (May 10, 2019). "Holly Herndon: Proto review". The Times. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  12. ^ Martin, Piers (June 2019). "Holly Herndon: Proto". Uncut (265): 29.
  13. ^ Bloom, Madison (March 11, 2019). "Holly Herndon Announces New Album PROTO, Shares Video: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  14. ^ Cook-Wilson, Winston (March 11, 2019). "Holly Herndon Announces New Album PROTO, Releases Video for 'Eternal'". Spin. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  15. ^ Renshaw, David (March 11, 2019). "Holly Herndon announces new album PROTO". The Fader. Retrieved April 5, 2019.