| Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Splinter_SFABM_Cover.jpg) | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 9 October 2013 | |||
| Recorded | Wealden, East Sussex; Long Eaton, Derbyshire; Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 52:06 | |||
| Label |
| |||
| Producer | Ade Fenton | |||
| Gary Numan chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Consequence of Sound | [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| Mojo | [5] |
| musicOMH |  [6] |
| NME | 6/10[7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Record Collector | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Uncut | 7/10[11] |
Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) is the seventeenth solo studio album by English musician Gary Numan, released on 9 October 2013 by Mortal Records and Cooking Vinyl. The album debuted at number twenty on the UK Albums Chart on sales of 6,187 copies, becoming Numan's highest-charting album since 1983's Warriors.[12]
- ^ Splinter at Metacritic
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Comaratta, Len (21 October 2013). "Album Review: Gary Numan – Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ The Guardian review Maddy Costa, 2013-10-10
- ^ Mojo review Andy Cowan, November 2013, p.86
- ^ MusicOMH.com review
- ^ "Gary Numan – 'Splinter: Songs From A Broken Mind' – NME". NME. 14 October 2013.
- ^ Q November 2013, p.113
- ^ Record Collector review Ian Shirley, November 2013
- ^ Hermes, Will (4 November 2013). "Gary Numan 'Splinter Songs From a Broken Mind' Review". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ Uncut November 2013, p.75
- ^ Jones, Alan (21 October 2013). "Official Charts Analysis: John Newman sells 29k to hit No.1". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
