''32 Levels'' is the debut studio album by American record producer
Clams Casino.
It was released on July 15, 2016, by
Columbia Records
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. The album contains
guest appearance
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s from
Lil B
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,
ASAP Rocky
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,
Vince Staples
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,
Sam Dew,
Mikky Ekko
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,
Kelela
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, and
Samuel T. Herring, among others.
Critical reception
''32 Levels'' received generally positive reviews from critics. At
Metacritic
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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 76, based on 19 reviews.
Writing for ''
Exclaim!
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'', Stephen Carlick called the album "an adventurous but inconsistent affair".
Track listing
Notes
*
signifies a co-producer
*
signifies an additional producer
* "Level 1" features vocals by
Lil B
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* "Be Somebody" features vocals by
Mikky Ekko
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, and additional vocals by
Sterling Fox
Charts
References
External links
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2016 debut albums
Clams Casino albums
Columbia Records albums
Witch house (genre) albums