Overload
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 26, 2018 (2018-10-26)
Length36:49
LabelBrainfeeder
Georgia Anne Muldrow chronology
A Thoughtiverse Unmarred
(2015)
Overload
(2018)
Vweto II
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!8/10[3]
Loud and Quiet7/10[4]
MusicOMH[5]
Pitchfork8/10[6]
Resident Advisor[7]

Overload is a studio album by American musician Georgia Anne Muldrow. It was released on October 26, 2018, by Brainfeeder.[8] Overload received a nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 62nd Grammy Awards.[9]

Release

On September 13, 2018, Muldrow announced the release of her new studio album, along with the single "Aerosol".[8]

Critical reception

Overload 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 80 based on 10 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 77 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 9 reviews.[10]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
The A.V. Club Top 20 Albums of 2018
16
Bandcamp Top 100 Albums of 2018
32
Pitchfork Top 50 Albums of 2018
49

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."I.O.T.A. (Instrument of the Ancestors)"1:09
2."Play It Up"3:47
3."Overload"3:58
4."Blam"2:47
5."Williehook (Skit)"0:54
6."Aerosol"2:01
7."Vital Transformation"4:28
8."You Can Always Count on Me"3:05
9."These Are the Things I Really Like About You"2:15
10."Canadian Hillbilly"4:21
11."Conmigo (Reprise)"2:37
12."Bobbie's Dittie"4:28
13."Ciao"0:59

Personnel

Technical personnel

Artwork

  • Martin Norwood – cover art
  • Adam Stover – layout, design

References

  1. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. Kellman, Andy. "AllMusic Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. Bauer, Matt (October 22, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  4. Johnson, Eugenie (October 25, 2018). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loudandquiet.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  5. Devlin, Ben (October 23, 2018). "MusicOMH Review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  6. Nguyen, Dylan van (November 6, 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  7. Garner, Marty Sartini (November 23, 2018). "Resident Advisor Review". Residentadvisor.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  8. 1 2 Blais-Billie, Braudie (September 13, 2018). "Georgia Anne Muldrow Announces New Album for Brainfeeder, Shares Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  9. "Grammy Winners 2020: The Full List". Vanity Fair. January 26, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  10. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  11. Purdom, Clayton (December 18, 2018). "The A.V. Club's 20 Best Albums of 2018". Music.avclub.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  12. "The Best Albums of 2018". Daily.bandcamp.com. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  13. "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Pitchfork.com. December 11, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
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