Physical
Studio album by
Gabe Gurnsey
Released3 August 2018 (2018-08-03)
Length50:58
LabelPhantasy
Singles from Physical
  1. "Eyes Over"
    Released: 11 June 2018[1]
  2. "Harder Rhythm"
    Released: 16 July 2018[2]

Physical is the debut studio album by English musician and Factory Floor lead vocalist Gabe Gurnsey. It was released on 3 August 2018, under Phantasy.[3]

Release

On 11 June 2018, Gurnsey released the first single "Eyes Over".[4] The second single "Harder Rhythm" was released on 16 July 2018.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.3/10[6]
Metacritic79/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4057/10[8]
AllMusic[9]
Drowned in Sound7/10[10]
God Is in the TV8/10[11]
The Line of Best Fit7.5/10[12]
Loud and Quiet8/10[13]
MusicOMH[14]

Physical was met with "generally favorable" 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 79, based on 9 reviews.[7] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 74 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 8 reviews.[15]

Accolades

Accolades for Physical
Publication Accolade Rank
BBC Radio 6 Music BBC Radio 6 Music's Top 10 Albums of 2018
Loud and Quiet Loud and Quiet's Top 40 Albums of 2018
The Quietus The Quietus' Top 100 Albums of 2018
Rough Trade Records Rough Trade's Top 100 Albums of 2018

Track listing

Physical track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Ultra Clear Sound"4:03
2."You Can"3:33
3."Temazzy"3:40
4."Harder Rhythm"5:18
5."Sweet Heat"3:27
6."New Kind"3:12
7."Heavy Rubber"3:42
8."In States"0:39
9."I Get"5:30
10."Version"0:27
11."Eyes Over"5:27
12."AM Crystal"1:03
13."Night Track"6:32
14."The Last Channel"4:25

Charts

Chart performance for Physical
Chart (2018) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[20] 26

References

  1. ↑ "Eyes Over - Single by Gabe Gurnsey". Apple Music. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Harder Rhythm = Single by Gabe Gurnsey". Apple Music. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Pearis, Bill (18 May 2018). "Factory Floor's Gabe Gurnsey preps solo LP, opening for Nine Inch Nails". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Doran, John (11 June 2018). "Gabe Gurnsey's Eyes Over". The Quietus. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Murray, Robin (16 July 2018). "Listen: Gabe Gurnsey - 'Harder Rhythm'". Clash. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  8. ↑ Gonçalves Silva, Francisco. "Gabe Gurnsey offers clarity on Physical". Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  9. ↑ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  10. ↑ Adcock, Lee (7 August 2018). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  11. ↑ Thornill, James (3 August 2018). "God Is in the TV Review". God Is in the TV. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  12. ↑ Horton, Ross (2 August 2018). "Gabe Gurnsey steps away from Factory Floor with the pounding, widescreen Physical". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  13. ↑ Younis, Reef (31 July 2018). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  14. ↑ Devlin, Ben (2 August 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  15. ↑ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  16. ↑ "BBC Radio 6 Music Albums of 2018". BBC Radio 6 Music. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  17. ↑ "Loud and Quiet Best 40 Albums of 2018". Loud and Quiet. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  18. ↑ Turner, Luke (25 December 2018). "The Quietus Albums of the 2018". The Quietus. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  19. ↑ "Rough Trade's Top 100 Albums of 2018". Album of the Year. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  20. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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