Purple Noon (album)

Purple Noon
Studio album by
Washed Out
ReleasedAugust 7, 2020 (2020-08-07)
GenreChillwave[1]
Length42:20
LabelSub Pop
Producer
Washed Out chronology
Mister Mellow
(2017) 		Purple Noon
(2020) 		Notes from a Quiet Life
(2024)
Singles from Purple Noon
  1. "Face Up"
    Released: April 4, 2018
  2. "Too Late"
    Released: April 9, 2020
  3. "Time to Walk Away"
    Released: June 30, 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Clash[4]
DIY[5]
Exclaim![6]
The Guardian[7]
The Line of Best Fit[8]
Paste[1]
Pitchfork5.8/10[9]
PopMatters7/10[10]
Under the Radar7/10[11]

Purple Noon is the fourth studio album by American singer Washed Out, released on August 7, 2020, by Sub Pop. It was produced by Washed Out and Ben H. Allen.

"Face Up", the album's lead single, was released on April 4, 2018, originally as part of Adult Swim's Singles Series.[12] "Too Late" was released as the album's second single on April 9, 2020.[13] The title, artwork, track listing and release date of the album were announced along with the release of a third single, "Time to Walk Away", on June 30, 2020.[14]

  1. ^ a b Schonfeld, Zach (August 12, 2020). "Washed Out Tries to Keep the Chillwave Revolution Alive on Purple Noon". Paste. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Reviews for Purple Noon by Washed Out". Metacritic. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Purple Noon – Washed Out". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Roseblade, Nick (August 6, 2020). "Washed Out - Purple Noon". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Harris, Nick (August 7, 2020). "Washed Out - Purple Noon". DIY. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  6. ^ Hudson, Alex (August 7, 2020). "Washed Out Is Back in His Reverb-Heavy Niche on 'Purple Noon'". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  7. ^ Morris, Damien (August 9, 2020). "Washed Out: Purple Noon review". The Guardian. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  8. ^ Lilly, Evan (August 7, 2020). "Purple Noon finds Washed Out centring around more of the same with little else to say". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  9. ^ Kemp, Sophie (August 10, 2020). "Washed Out: Purple Noon". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "Washed Out's 'Purple Noon'". PopMatters. August 14, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  11. ^ Elingburg, Scott (August 7, 2020). "Washed Out: Purple Noon (Sub Pop) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  12. ^ Schatz, Lake (April 4, 2018). "Washed Out returns with new song "Face Up"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  13. ^ Helman, Peter (April 9, 2020). "Washed Out Shares Crowd-Sourced Video For New Song "Too Late"". Stereogum. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  14. ^ Baxter, Jason (June 30, 2020). "Washed Out to release Purple Noon August 7th, 2020 worldwide from Sub Pop". Sub Pop. Retrieved March 22, 2021.