Color
by Katie Gately
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. Mojo
    Nov 22, 2016
    80
    Gately's soft vocal melodies audible through the layers of madness, leading you to points of strange beauty and lyrical wonder. [Jan 2017, p.97]
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  2. Q Magazine
    Oct 19, 2016
    80
    The results can veer wildly from the alluring to the downright alarming. Yet Gately's ear for melody holds it all together. [Dec 2016, p.106]
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  3. The Quietus
    Oct 17, 2016
    80
    Despite their EDM club appeal and pop sensibility, seven strikingly dynamic and expansive maximalist compositions are still locked in a very private headspace, a kind of solitude that contains multitudes.
  5. The Independent (UK)
    Oct 14, 2016
    80
    Complex, involved and engaging, her music’s exploratory inclinations are tempered with a distinctive melodic charm.
  6. AllMusic
    Oct 14, 2016
    80
    Even on more restrained moments like these, Gately's audacious ideas and artistry make Color a dazzling debut album.
  7. Drowned In Sound
    Oct 14, 2016
    80
    The zany highs--and even the not-so-zany lows--of Color conjure a fantastic parallel world, lightyears away from any other fighting contender, and still unforgettable in private lives
  8. Exclaim
    Oct 14, 2016
    80
    Color certainly announces Katie Gately as a force to be reckoned with, a true auteur with a singular--and highly listenable--vision.
  9. Pitchfork
    Oct 20, 2016
    73
    It boasts the sort of large-scale electronic compositions that can often feel monolithically lonely, and she does it all by herself. And yet the album sounds and feels collaborative, as if it were the product of multiple viewpoints and inputs.
  10. PopMatters
    Nov 15, 2016
    70
    Gately is capable of a more consistent release, but as a starting point, Color leaves you itching to see where inevitable maturity will take her approach.
  11. The Wire
    Nov 8, 2016
    70
    Color is an album of two halves, with gloomier hues on side two. [Nov 2016, p.53]
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  12. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Oct 14, 2016
    70
    Color is, first, a thing of intrigue and frenzy, as deserving of your undivided attention as it is confounding mixed with almost any other sense perception; second, it’s an exercise with a few robust rewards.
  13. Resident Advisor
    Nov 4, 2016
    50
    Gately describes her method as a question: "How much can I add before it just sounds too crazy. What's the most obnoxious thing I can make the song do?" With Color, she's overshot.

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8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. Kenneth1
    Apr 27, 2020
    10
    Beyond brilliant. Unlike "Color" a real sense of emotion overtakes the listener and creates an atmosphere that spans from the inevitability ofBeyond brilliant. Unlike "Color" a real sense of emotion overtakes the listener and creates an atmosphere that spans from the inevitability of death to the hopefulness of the future. The amazing interconnection of sounds to the beauty of the music goes far beyond her usual experimental digital magic. "Bracer" the centerpiece of this album, is a modern classic. RIP Patricia Kennedy, your memorial is worthy.… Full Review »
  2. grumpagrump
    Aug 22, 2017
    10
    Stunning, expansive, layered soundscapes combined with playful vocals make for a truly impressive, record. Gately's unique sound and technicalStunning, expansive, layered soundscapes combined with playful vocals make for a truly impressive, record. Gately's unique sound and technical prowess is showcased in this ambitious work. Undoubtedly, she will continue to mesmerize.… Full Review »
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