''Reborn'' is the second studio album by French

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musician

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, released on 25 March 2022 by Record Makers through Virgin France. Co-produced alongside

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and Victor le Masne, it includes collaborations with Romuald, Cautious Clay,

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, Kareen Lomax,

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and Morgan Phalen. The album was preceded by the singles "Renegade" and "Zenith".

Critical reception

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, the album received an aggregate score of 76 out of 100 from five reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception. Christopher Hamilton-Peach of ''

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'' rated the album eight out of 10 and felt that "summer dancefloor hits carouse with the meticulously mercurial" on the album, summarising it as "a collection that future-proofs Kavinsky's curation of high-end production, addictive earworms and cinematic scope". Writing for '' Clash'', Gem Stokes also gave the album eight out of 10 and called it a "futuristic" mix of

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and "youthful, cinematic" influences, concluding that "the album shines bright with promise for avinsky'sfuturistic vista". Ana Leorne of ''

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'' opined that Kavinsky's

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"remains as fresh and relevant as ever" and found its tracks to be "insanely cohesive both in terms of writing and production", although "not as simple variations of a same theme but instead as intricate internal dialogues". Thomas Smith, reviewing the album for ''

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'', wrote that while the album "carries the air of a more relaxed creator", "Trigger" and "Renegade" are "as ambitious and futuristic as anything he's ever done". Giving the album three out of five stars, Smith felt that when Kavinsky "eases up on maximalism, the songs flourish and we see a different side to his production prowess".

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians *

– primary artist, producer, writer *

– producer (tracks 2, 3, 4 and 11) * Victor le Masne – producer * Cautious Clay – vocals (track 3) * Jade Ly Thai Bach – background vocals (track 5) * Kareen Lomax – vocals (track 7) * Morgan Phalen – vocals (track 6, 9, and 10) * Phoenix – vocoder (track 12) * Prudence – vocals (track 10) * Romuald – vocals (track 2) *

– vocals (track 5) * Adrian Edeline – guitar (track 12) * Gabriel Malaprade – guitar (track 8) * Nicolas Bogue – guitar (track 7) * Adrien Soleiman – saxophone (track 8) * Corentin Kerdraon – strings (tracks 4, 6, and 11) Technical * Antoine Poyeton – engineer, recording * Louis Bes – assistant engineer, recording * Michael Declerck – mixing * Chab – mastering Artwork * André Chemetoff – photography * Thomas Jumin – artwork

Critical reception

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Release history

References

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