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The Centre Cannot Hold (album)

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The Centre Cannot Hold
Studio album by
Released29 September 2017 (2017-09-29)
Length49:56
LabelMute
ProducerSteve Albini[1]
Ben Frost chronology
Music From Fortitude
(2017)
The Centre Cannot Hold
(2017)
Scope Neglect
(2024)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Drowned in Sound8/10[1]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
Pitchfork7.8/10[5]
PopMatters8/10[6]

The Centre Cannot Hold is the fifth studio album by Australian musician Ben Frost. It was released on 29 September 2017 through Mute Records.

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Pitchfork Top 20 Experimental Albums of 2017
14

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Threshold of Faith"6:35
2."A Sharp Blow in Passing"5:13
3."Trauma Theory"4:42
4."A Single Hellfire Missile Costs $100,000"0:12
5."Eurydice's Heel"5:07
6."Meg Ryan Eyez"2:50
7."Ionia"6:48
8."Healthcare"3:32
9."All That You Love Will Be Eviscerated"8:15
10."Entropy in Blue"6:42

References

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  1. ^ a b Bemrose, Bekki (27 September 2017). "Album Review: Ben Frost - The Centre Cannot Hold". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. ^ Simpson, Paul. "The Centre Cannot Hold - Ben Frost". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. ^ Ellman, Peter (27 September 2017). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ Fallon, Patric (29 September 2017). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  6. ^ Stasis, Spyros (28 September 2017). "Ben Frost: The Centre Cannot Hold". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  7. ^ Geffen, Sasha (15 December 2017). "The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2017". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 March 2019.