Fin (stylized as ƒIN) is the debut studio album by Spanish electronic music producer John Talabot, released on 14 February 2012.
| Fin | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 14 February 2012 | |||
| Genre | House, electronic | |||
| Length | 51:54 | |||
| Label | Permanent Vacation | |||
| Producer | John Talabot | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.1/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 80/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Fact | 4/5[4] |
| Financial Times | [5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| The Irish Times | [7] |
| Mojo | [8] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Resident Advisor | 4.5/5[11] |
| XLR8R | 9/10[12] |
Upon its release, Fin received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100, the album has an average score of 80 out of 100, based on 20 reviews.[2] Pitchfork awarded the album its "Best New Music" title.[9] Fin was named the best album of 2012 on XLR8R's year-end list and placed third on year-end lists by Mixmag and Resident Advisor.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Depak Ine" | 7:26 |
| 2. | "Destiny" (featuring Pional) | 4:53 |
| 3. | "El Oeste" | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Oro Y Sangre" | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Journeys" (featuring Ekhi) | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Missing You" | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Last Land" | 4:23 |
| 8. | "Estiu" | 3:05 |
| 9. | "When the Past Was Present" | 5:06 |
| 10. | "H.O.R.S.E." | 4:05 |
| 11. | "So Will Be Now..." (featuring Pional) | 6:55 |
References
edit- ^ "fIN by John Talabot reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Reviews for Fin by John Talabot". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "ƒIN – John Talabot". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Morpurgo, Joseph (17 February 2012). "John Talabot: fIN". Fact. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (4 February 2012). "John Talabot: Fin". Financial Times. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Macpherson, Alex (26 January 2012). "John Talabot: fin – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ Carroll, Jim (10 February 2012). "John Talabot". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "John Talabot: Fin". Mojo (221): 91. April 2012.
- ^ a b Sherburne, Phillip (7 February 2012). "John Talabot: Fin". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ "John Talabot: Fin". Q (308): 112. March 2012.
- ^ Miller, Derek (10 February 2012). "John Talabot – fIN". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ Reynaldo, Shawn (9 February 2012). "John Talabot: fIN". XLR8R. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2018.