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2015 studio album by Darkstar

Foam Island

Studio album by Darkstar

Released

25 September 2015 (2015-09-25)

Length

39:47

Label

Warp

Darkstar chronology

News from Nowhere
(2013)

Foam Island
(2015)

Civic Jams
(2020)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Crack Magazine	7/10
Exclaim!	6/10
The Line of Best Fit	5/10
MusicOMH
The Skinny
Under the Radar	7.5/10

Foam Island is the third studio album by British electronic music duo Darkstar. It was released on 25 September 2015 under Warp.

Critical reception

Foam Island 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 71, based on 8 reviews.

Accolades

Accolades for *Foam Island*
Publication	Accolade	Rank
Clash	Clash's 50 Best Albums of 2015	6
Dummy Mag	Dummy's 30 Best Albums of 2015	16

Track listing

*Foam Island* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Basic Things"	2:02
2.	"Inherent In This Fibre"	3:58
3.	"Stoke the Fire"	4:04
4.	"Cuts"	1:32
5.	"Go Natural"	4:42
6.	"A Different Kind of Struggle"	1:51
7.	"Pin Secure"	4:55
8.	"Through the Motions"	4:31
9.	"Tilly's Theme"	2:33
10.	"Foam Island"	3:32
11.	"Javan's Call"	2:12
12.	"Days Burn Blue"	3:45

Charts

Chart performance for *Foam Island*
Chart (2015)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	198

References

^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
Croner, Adam. "Crack Magazine Review". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
Hampson, Ashley (30 September 2015). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
Cowart, Geoff (23 September 2015). "Darkstar bite off more than they can chew". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
White, Chris (18 December 2015). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
Short, Tom (15 September 2015). "The Skinny Review". The Skinny. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
Hamilton, Billy (23 November 2015). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
Cliff, Aimee (21 September 2015). "Darkstar's New Album Gives Voice To Northern England's Neglected Youth". The Fader. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
Murray, Robin (17 December 2015). "Clash Albums of the Year". Clash. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
Murray, Sean (9 December 2015). "The 30 Best Albums of 2015". Dummy Mag. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
"Ultratop.be – Darkstar – Foam Island" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

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