Emotional Eternal is the third studio album by French psychedelic pop band Melody's Echo Chamber, released on 29 April 2022 by Domino Records.[2]

Emotional Eternal
Studio album by
Released29 April 2022 (2022-04-29)
StudioBuller & Bäng
(Stockholm, Sweden)[1]
GenrePsychedelic pop
Language
  • French
  • English
LabelDomino
Producer
Melody's Echo Chamber chronology
Bon Voyage
(2018)
Emotional Eternal
(2022)
Unfold
(2022)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.1/10[3]
Metacritic77/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
The Line of Best Fit7[7]
Loud & Quiet6/10[6]
Mojo     [8]
NME     [2]
Record Collector     [9]
The Scotsman     [10]
Spin8/10[11]
Uncut8/10[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Emotional Eternal received an average score of 77, based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4] The album also received a 7.1 aggregate on AnyDecentMusic?.[3]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Melody Prochet, Fredrik Swan and Reine Fiske

No.TitleLength
1."Emotional Eternal"3:47
2."Looking Backward"3:22
3."Pyramids in the Clouds"3:32
4."The Hypnotist"3:52
5."Personal Message"4:01
6."Where the Water Clears the Illision"3:03
7."A Slow Dawning of Peace"3:21
8."Alma_The Voyage"6:42

Personnel edit

All personnel credits adapted from album liner notes.[1]

  • Melody Prochet – production
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Fredrik Swahn – production, mixing
  • Reine Fiske – production, mixing
  • Gustav Ejstes – organ (track 7), piano and flute (track 8)
  • Moussa Fadera – drums (track 3)
  • Johan Holmegard – drums (track 8)
  • Josefin Runsteen – strings (track 5)
  • Diane Sagnier – photography
  • Drew Tetz – phenakistoscope

Charts edit

Chart performance for Emotional Eternal
Chart (2022) Peak
position
UK Albums Sales (OCC)[13] 50
UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC)[14] 5
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15] 24
UK Physical Albums (OCC)[16] 50
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[17] 65

References edit

  1. ^ a b Emotional Eternal (liner notes). Melody's Echo Chamber. Domino Records. 2022. WIGLP487.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ a b Hugues, Mia (27 April 2022). "Melody's Echo Chamber – 'Emotional Eternal' review: pysch artist's ode to the right track". NME. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Emotional Eternal by Melody's Echo Chamber reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Emotional Eternal by Melody's Echo Chamber Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Melody's Echo Chamber Emotional Eternal Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  6. ^ Darlington, Susan. "Melody's Echo Chamber - Emotional Eternal - Review". Loud And Quiet. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  7. ^ Oinonen, Janne. "The vivid psych-pop of Melody's Echo Chamber's third album reaches for the stars". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Melody's Echo Chamber: Emotional Eternal". Mojo. No. 296. May 2022. p. 86.
  9. ^ Allen, Jeremy (June 2022). "Record Collector review". Record Collector. No. 532. p. 111.
  10. ^ Shepherd, Fiona (27 April 2022). "Album reviews: Belle & Sebastian | C Duncan | Melody's Echo Chamber". The Scotsman. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  11. ^ Cummigns, Raymond (29 April 2022). "Melody's Echo Chamber's Emotional Eternal Offers a Cure for a Dour Present". Spin. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Melody's Echo Chamber: Emotional Eternal". Uncut. No. 254. May 2022. p. 30.
  13. ^ "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Official Independent Album Breakers Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Top Current Album Sales – Week of May 14, 2022". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

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