Shape the Future
Studio album by
Nightmares on Wax
Released26 January 2018 (2018-01-26)
GenreElectronic[1]
Length53:01
LabelWarp
Nightmares on Wax chronology
Now Is the Time
(2014)		 Shape the Future
(2018)		 Shout Out! To Freedom...
(2021)
Singles from Shape the Future
  1. "Citizen Kane"
    Released: 2017

Shape the Future is the eighth studio album by Nightmares on Wax. It was released in 2018 on Warp.[2] It peaked at number 19 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Exclaim!7/10[6]
The Line of Best Fit6.5/10[7]
MusicOMH[8]
PopMatters[9]
Resident Advisor3.1/5[10]
The Skinny[11]
Spectrum Culture2.25/5[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

Paul Carr of PopMatters gave the album 7 out of 10 stars, calling it "N.O.W's strongest and most cohesive album since the imperious In a Space Outta Sound."[9] Katie Hawthorne of The Skinny gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "You'll feel like you've heard these songs on the breeze before, or snatched them from the window of a passing car, but you couldn't have caught them without Nightmares on Wax's expert navigation."[11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Back to Nature" (featuring Kuauhtli Vasquez and Wixarika Tribe)7:36
2."Tell My Vision" (featuring Andrew Ashong)4:14
3."Shape the Future"6:18
4."On It Maestro"4:15
5."Tomorrow" (featuring LSK)4:30
6."Typical" (featuring Jordan Rakei)4:40
7."Tenor Fly"2:41
8."Citizen Kane" (featuring Mozez)4:00
9."Deep Shadows" (featuring Sadie Walker)3:57
10."Gotta Smile"6:44
11."The Other Ship"4:07
Digital edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Citizen Kane (Rap Version)" (featuring Allan Kingdom and Mozez)4:09
Japanese CD edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."World Inside" (featuring Andrew Ashong)9:06
13."Citizen Kane (Rap Version)" (featuring Allan Kingdom and Mozez)4:09

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 132
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[3] 19

References

  1. ↑ Polk, Leilani (7 June 2018). "Nightmares on Wax Is Gonna Get the Bodies Moving and Grooving at Nectar Lounge Tonight". The Stranger. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Hawthorn, Carlos (2 November 2017). "Nightmares On Wax reveals new album, Shape The Future". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Shape the Future by Nightmares on Wax". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Shape the Future - Nightmares on Wax". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. ↑ Keating, Daryl (23 January 2018). "Nightmares On Wax Shape the Future". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. ↑ Carabine, Dan (26 January 2018). "Nightmares on Wax's eighth studio album is an ambitious, genre-spanning project". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  8. ↑ Hogwood, Ben (26 January 2018). "Nightmares On Wax – Shape The Future". MusicOMH. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  9. 1 2 Carr, Paul (30 January 2018). "Nightmares on Wax Has Environmental and Spiritual Concerns on 'Shape the Future'". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  10. ↑ Tantum, Bruce (31 January 2018). "Nightmares On Wax - Shape The Future". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  11. 1 2 Hawthorne, Katie (23 January 2018). "Nightmares on Wax – Shape the Future". The Skinny. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  12. ↑ Bromfield, Daniel (31 January 2018). "Nightmares on Wax: Shape the Future". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Nightmares On Wax – Shape The Future" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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