Monsters
Studio album by
Tom Odell
Released9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)
Length43:22
LabelColumbia
Producer
Tom Odell chronology
Jubilee Road
(2018)		 Monsters
(2021)		 Best Day of My Life
(2022)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Arts Desk[1]
Evening Standard[2]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[3]
NME[4]
The Times[5]

Monsters (stylized in all lowercase) is the fourth studio album by British singer-songwriter Tom Odell. It was released on 9 July 2021.[6] Its lead single, "Numb", was released on 19 February 2021.[7] The album debuted at number four on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Odell's fourth Top 10s.[8]

Promotion

The lead single "Numb" was released the day after the premiere of the music video which was released on 18 February 2021. The video was directed by Tom Odell and Joseph Delaney.[9] The second single from the record was "Monster V.1". Its music video was directed by Tom Odell and Georgie Sommerville and was released on 12 March 2021.[10] On 31 March 2021, Odell released the music video for the third single of the album, "Monster V.2", which served as a collaboration with his fans.[11] "Money" was released as the fourth single; its music video was released on 12 May 2021 and was directed by Georgie Somerville.[12] The fifth single from Monsters was the song "Lose You Again" and the music video was directed by Charlie Lightening.[13]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Tom Odell, Laurie Blundell and Miles James, except for "Streets of Heaven", produced by Odell and Rick Nowels.

Monsters track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Numb"
2:33
2."Over You Yet"
  • Odell
  • Coffer
3:38
3."Noise"
1:38
4."Money"
  • Odell
  • Eric Leva
  • Blundell
2:56
5."Tears That Never Dry"
  • Odell
  • Max Clilverd
3:24
6."Monster V.2"
2:19
7."Lockdown"
  • Odell
  • Blundell
  • Miles James
1:56
8."Lose You Again"
  • Odell
  • Blundell
3:07
9."Fighting Fire with Fire"
2:39
10."Problems"
  • Odell
  • Blundell
  • James
0:39
11."Me and My Friends"
2:33
12."Country Star"Odell1:36
13."By This Time Tomorrow"
  • Odell
  • Blundell
2:45
14."Streets of Heaven"
  • Odell
  • Andrews
  • Nowels Jr.
3:00
15."Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"
  • Odell
  • Andrews
6:07
16."Monster V.1"
  • Odell
  • Andrews
  • Nowels Jr.
  • Blundell
2:25
Total length:43:22

Notes

Charts

Chart performance of Monsters
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 195
Irish Albums (OCC)[16] 35
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 43
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 4

References

  1. ↑ "Album: Tom Odell - Monsters". theartsdesk.com. 8 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Smyth, David (9 July 2021). "Tom Odell - Monsters review: Experimental and deeply troubling". www.standard.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "On Monsters Tom Odell opens himself up amidst a sonic exploration". The Line of Best Fit.
  4. ↑ "Tom Odell – 'Monsters' album review: a clumsy curveball". NME. 7 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Hodgkinson, Will. "Tom Odell: Monsters review — it's been downhill since John Lewis".
  6. ↑ "monsters by Tom Odell". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. ↑ numb - Single by Tom Odell, retrieved 25 July 2021
  8. ↑ "Tom Odell | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Tom Odell - numb (Official Video), retrieved 25 July 2021
  10. ↑ Tom Odell - monster v.1 (official video), retrieved 25 July 2021
  11. ↑ Tom Odell - monster v.2 (official video), retrieved 25 July 2021
  12. ↑ Tom Odell - money (official video), retrieved 25 July 2021
  13. ↑ Tom Odell - lose you again (official video), retrieved 25 July 2021 – via YouTube
  14. ↑ "monsters". Spotify. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Tom Odell – Monsters" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  17. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Tom Odell – Monsters". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  19. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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