Polymer
Studio album by
Plaid
Released7 June 2019 (2019-06-07)
Length52:18
LabelWarp
ProducerPlaid
Plaid chronology
The Digging Remedy
(2016)		 Polymer
(2019)		 Feorm Falorx
(2022)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Exclaim!8/10[2]
musicOMH[3]

Polymer is the ninth studio album by British electronic music duo Plaid. It was released on 7 June 2019 by Warp.[4] It is the follow-up to their 2016 album The Digging Remedy.[5] The tracks "Maru", "Recall", "Los", and "Dancers" were made available prior to release, each with a music video.[4]

Background

Plaid said in a press release that the themes of the album are "the problems and benefits of polymers" as well as "the natural versus the synthetic, silk and silicone, the significant effect they have on our lives".[4] Warp stated the album features "energetic bangers, bright melodic visceral rhythms and hypnotic wombic textures".[6]

Promotion

The band set up a microsite that allows users to "explore the component parts" of the track "Maru".[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andy Turner and Ed Handley, except where noted

Polymer track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Meds Fade"3:14
2."Los"4:50
3."Maru"4:49
4."Ops"4:16
5."Drowned Sea"4:48
6."The Pale Moth" (writers: Handley, Turner and Benet Walsh)4:52
7."Dancers"5:00
8."Nurula" (writers: Handley, Turner and Benet Walsh)4:00
9."Recall"3:11
10."All to Get Her"3:13
11."Dust"2:21
12."Crown Shy" (writers: Handley, Turner, Benet Walsh, Gabriel Walsh)3:50
13."Praze" (writers: Handley, Turner and Benet Walsh)3:54
Total length:52:18

Personnel

Additional musicians

  • Benet Walsh – electric guitar (tracks 1, 8, 12); Spanish guitar (tracks 6 and 13); clarinet (tracks 6 and 8); violin (track 6); mandolin (track 13)
  • Gabriel Walsh – accordion (track 12)

Technical

  • Plaid – production
  • John Tejada – mastering

Charts

Chart performance for Polymer
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 100

References

  1. ↑ Simpson, Paul. "Polymer - Plaid | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Keating, Daryl (5 June 2019). "Plaid Polymer". Exclaim!. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Devlin, Ben (4 June 2019). "Plaid – Polymer". musicOMH. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 Wilson, Scott (18 April 2019). "IDM veterans Plaid return with new album, Polymer". Fact. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. ↑ Cetin, Marissa (19 April 2019). "Plaid reveal tenth studio album, Polymer, on Warp Records". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. ↑ Slingerland, Calum (18 April 2019). "Plaid Announce New Album 'Polymer'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Eede, Christian (19 April 2019). "Plaid announce tenth LP, 'Polymer', on Warp: Listen". DJ Mag. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 June 2019.


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