Awake (Tycho album)

Awake
Studio album by Tycho
Released	March 18, 2014
Genre	Ambient post-rock[1]
Length	36:44
Label	Ghostly International
Producer	Scott Hansen
Tycho chronology
Fragments / Ascension" (2013) Awake (2014)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Consequence of Sound	B−[4]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[1]
musicOMH	[5]
NME	6/10[6]
Paste	7.3/10[7]
Pitchfork Media	7.0/10[8]
PopMatters	4/10[9]
Sputnikmusic	3.5/5[10]

Awake is the fourth studio album by American musician Tycho, released on March 18, 2014 by Ghostly International.^[11]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 69, based on 23 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".^[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Scott Hansen. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Awake"	4:43
2.	"Montana"	5:26
3.	"L"	4:37
4.	"Dye"	5:17
5.	"See"	5:18
6.	"Apogee"	4:20
7.	"Spectre"	3:46
8.	"Plains"	3:17

Japanese edition bonus track[12]
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Awake" (Ametsub Remix)	4:33

All 8 tracks from this album have been featured in Adult Swim's bumps.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Awake.^[13]

• Scott Hansen – artwork, producer, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, live drums engineering, mastering, mixing
• Zac Brown – bass, guitar
• Rory O'Connor – live drums, live drums engineering
• Count – live drums engineering, mastering, mixing, production consultant
• Christopher Willits – mastering, production consultant
• Ricardo Ayala – live drums, assistant engineering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[14] 104 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[15] 143 UK Albums Chart[16] 159 UK Indie Albums Chart[17] 24 US Billboard 200[18] 23 US Dance/Electronic Albums[19] 2 US Independent Albums[20] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position US Dance/Electronic Albums[21] 18

Awake Remixes
Studio album by Tycho
Released	January 15, 2016
Genre	Ambient post-rock
Label	Ghostly International
Producer	Scott Hansen
Tycho chronology
Awake (2013) Awake Remixes (2016)

Awake Remixes

In December 2015 the group announced the release of a remix album of Awake which will be released digitally on the 15th January and physically in May 2016 on Ghostly International.^[22]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Awake (Com Truise Remix)"	5:05
2.	"Montana (Christopher Willits Remix)"	8:05
3.	"L (Dusty Brown Remix)"	4:24
4.	"Dye (Nitemoves Remix)"	5:32
5.	"See (Beacon Remix)"	3:54
6.	"Apogee (RJD2 Remix)"	4:40
7.	"Spectre (Bibio Remix)"	4:18
8.	"Plains (Baio Remix)"	4:36
9.	"Montana (Few Nolder Remix)"	3:17

References

1. Suntharasivam, Josh (March 12, 2014). "Tycho – Awake". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
2. "Awake – Tycho". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
3. Phares, Heather. "Awake – Tycho". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
4. Lenz, Kristofer (March 18, 2014). "Album Review: Tycho – Awake". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
5. Horton, Ross (March 12, 2014). "Tycho – Awake". musicOMH. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
6. Welch, Andy (March 14, 2014). "Tycho – 'Awake'". NME. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
7. Ham, Robert (March 18, 2014). "Tycho: Awake Review". Paste. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
8. Neyland, Nick (March 18, 2014). "Tycho: Awake". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
9. Stevens, Nathan (March 17, 2014). "Tycho: Awake". PopMatters. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
10. Royal, Jacob (March 7, 2014). "Review: Tycho – Awake". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
11. Coultate, Aaron (December 17, 2013). "Tycho is Awake on new album". Resident Advisor. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
12. "TYCHO "Awake" [ARTPL-049]" (in Japanese). Plancha. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
13. Awake (CD liner notes). Tycho. Ghostly International. 2014. GI-208.
14. "Tycho – Awake" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
15. "Tycho – Awake" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
16. "CHART: CLUK Update 29.03.2014 (wk12)". Zobbel. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
17. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. March 23–29, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
18. "Tycho – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
19. "Tycho – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
20. "Tycho – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
21. "Dance/Electronic Albums: Year End 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
22. http://www.theghostlystore.com/products/tycho-awake-remixes