The Terror of Cosmic Loneliness

The Terror of Cosmic Loneliness
Studio album by
Tony Da Gatorra & Gruff Rhys
Released26 July 2010
Recorded2010
GenreAlternative rock
Length42:35
LabelTurnstile
Gruff Rhys chronology
Candylion
(2007) 		The Terror of Cosmic Loneliness
(2010) 		Hotel Shampoo
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic55/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC[2]
Drowned in Sound[3]
The Line of Best Fit[4]
Metro[5]
Pitchfork5.6/10[6]
PopMatters[7]
The Quietus[8]
Under the Radar[9]

The Terror of Cosmic Loneliness is a collaborative album by Welsh singer Gruff Rhys and Brazilian musician Tony Da Gatorra.[10] It was released on 26 July 2010 by Turnstile Music.

Critical reception

The Terror of Cosmic Loneliness was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 55 based on 8 reviews.[1]

In a review for Drowned in Sound, Kyle Ellison wrote: "Unfortunately this doesn't make for the most coherent of listens, and for the most part this record feels half-baked. Moments of genuine inspiration are difficult to find, which is surprising considering the pair's obvious talent and intrigue. While the most fully formed song, 'In A House With No Mirrors', hints at the duo's potential, even this is fairly ordinary and the track feels incongruous with the sparser sounds found elsewhere. It's disappointing, too, that for an album with such a brilliantly evocative title, it mostly fails to create a mood that corresponds."[3] Alex Wisgard of The Line of Best Fit stated: "The ten songs on The Terror of Cosmic Loneliness make up the strangest record Gruff Rhys has ever put his name to – this from a man whose back catalogue includes an electropop concept album about John DeLorean."[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."O Que tu Tem"7:05
2."In a House with No Mirrors (You'll Never Get Old)"4:54
3."Espirito Luz"5:13
4."Oh! Warra Hoo!"4:04
5."Eu Protesto"5:00
6."OVNI"3:34
7."Voz Dos Semterra"4:46
8."6868"2:13
9."Rap Verdade"4:35
10."(Peidiwch Ac) OVNI"1:11

References

  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. ^ Denney, Alex (2010). "Tony Da Gatorra vs Gruff Rhys The Terror of Cosmic Loneliness Review". BBC. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b Ellison, Kyle (26 July 2010). "Tony Da Gatorra vs Gruff Rhys: The Terror of Cosmic Loneliness". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  4. ^ a b Wisgard, Alex (27 July 2010). "Gruff Rhys - The Terror of Cosmic Loneliness". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  5. ^ Lewis, John (1 August 2010). "The Terror Of Cosmic Loneliness is scrappy but strangely enthralling". Metro. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  6. ^ Berman, Stuart (28 July 2010). "Tony Da Gatorra vs. Gruff Rhys: The Terror of Cosmic Loneliness". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  7. ^ Slater, Russ (10 August 2010). "Tony Da Gatorra Vs Gruff Rhys: The Terror of Cosmic Loneliness". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  8. ^ Pounds, Ross (5 August 2010). "Gruff Rhys & Tony Da Gatorra: The Terror Of Cosmic Loneliness". The Quietus. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  9. ^ Valish, Frank (6 August 2010). "Tony Da Gatorra Vs. Gruff Rhys: The Terror of Cosmic Loneliness". Under the Radar. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  10. ^ Truss, Si (8 July 2010). "Gruff Rhys and Tony Da Gatorra unveil The Terror Of Cosmic Loneliness". Music Radar. Retrieved 25 May 2014.


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