''Singularity'' is the second studio album by Australian

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band Northlane. It was released on 22 March 2013 through

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and Distort. This is the last album to feature vocalist Adrian Fitipaldes before his departure in September 2014. It was produced by Will Putney and recorded at The Machine Shop in Belleville, New Jersey. In 2014, a deluxe edition of ''Singularity'' was released, which contains instrumental versions of all songs. At the J Awards of 2013, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.

Background

After much speculation over the ambiguous viral campaign centered on singularity2013.com, many news sites were reporting the possibility of the music group We Are Unified running a new roster based festival. The website functioned simply as a countdown but had many acts signed to We Are Unified posting online about it. When the countdown hit midnight on the morning of 21 February 2013, it was revealed that ''Singularity'' was in fact the title of the next album from the Sydney band. The viral campaign created such hype for the project that fans were cracking the code of track listings hidden in a series of invisible cubes placed around the singularity2013.com website and decoding details on the LP written in binary code on a magazine advert.

Critical reception

The album has received positive reviews from critics. Hannah Gillicker from ''Already Heard'' gave the album 4 out of 5, saying: "Northlane have confirmed at least one thing with ''Singularity'' and that's that they know how to craft a bloody good record. Totalling at 10 tracks, there's little to criticise here and the band are definitely playing their cards right." ''KillYourStereo'' gave it 85 out of 100 and said: "In a harsh manner of speaking, ''Singularity'' isn't necessarily ground breaking, but the album takes a style with current and strong appeal and puts its own spin on things. The charm here is that Northlane promote positivity and ambition. They are doing something they love and the results match. This is an inspiring record in so many ways. Musically evolved and emotionally diverse." ''

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'' rated the album 8 out of 10 and said: "With ''Singularity'', Northlane have created a familiar but also fresh and engrossing record, showcasing true progress and growth as a band. At times it's a tad repetitive, but that only serves to stop the album being something truly special."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for ''Singularity'' adapted from

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Northlane

* Adrian Fitipaldes –

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...

, composition, lyrics * Jon Deiley –

guitars The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

, composition * Josh Smith –

* Alex Milovic –

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* Nic Pettersen –

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a percussion mallet, beater including attached or enclosed beaters or Rattle (percussion beater), rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or ...

Additional musicians

* Drew York of Stray from the Path – guest vocals on track 8, "Masquerade" *

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– spoken word on track 9, "Singularity"

Additional personnel

* Will Putney – engineering, mastering, mixing, production * Randy Leboeuf – engineering * Zakk Cervini and Alberto de Icaza – editing * Luke Logemann – A&R * Pat Fox – art direction, design * Ben Clement – photography

Charts

References

External links

Singularity Official Website
{{Authority control 2013 albums Northlane albums Distort Entertainment albums Rise Records albums UNFD albums Albums produced by Will Putney