Floating Features is the third studio album by American band La Luz. It was released on May 11, 2018 under Hardly Art.[8]

Floating Features
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Length35:42
LabelHardly Art
ProducerDan Auerbach
La Luz chronology
Weirdo Shrine
(2015)
Floating Features
(2018)
La Luz
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DIY[3]
Exclaim!9/10[4]
Flood7/10[5]
Loud and Quiet7/10[6]
Paste7.9/10[7]

Critical reception

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Floating Features was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 75, based on 9 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 77 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 10 reviews.[9]

Accolades

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Accolades for Floating Features
Publication Accolade Rank
Bandcamp Bandcamp's Top 100 Albums of 2018
Flavorwire Flavorwire's Top 25 Albums of 2018
Loud and Quiet Loud and Quiet's Top 40 Albums of 2018
Louder Than War Louder Than War's Top 78 Albums of 2018
Passion of the Weiss Passion of the Weiss' Top 50 Albums of 2018

Track listing

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Floating Features track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Floating Features"2:13
2."Cicada"3:11
3."Loose Teeth"2:47
4."Mean Dream"3:34
5."California Finally"3:21
6."The Creature"3:28
7."My Golden One"4:14
8."Lonely Dozer"3:15
9."Greed Machine"4:19
10."Walking Into the Sun"2:45
11."Don't Leave Me on the Earth"2:35

Charts

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Chart performance for Floating Features
Chart (2018) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15] 33

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Peirson-Hagger, Ellen (11 May 2018). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  4. ^ Schulz, Cosette (May 8, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  5. ^ Schube, Will (May 17, 2018). "Flood Magazine Review". Flood Magazine. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  6. ^ Darlington, Susan (May 7, 2018). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  7. ^ DiBiasi, Loren (May 11, 2018). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  8. ^ Kahn, Andy (February 12, 2018). "La Luz Announces New Album 'Floating Features' & Shares Single". JamBase. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  9. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  10. ^ "Bandcamp Daily's Best Albums of 2018". Album of the Year. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  11. ^ Barnes, Shane (December 8, 2018). "The 25 Best Albums of 2018". Flavorwire. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  12. ^ "The Loud and Quiet Best 40 Albums of 2018". Loud and Quiet. December 7, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  13. ^ "Albums of the Year 2018". Louder Than War. December 9, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  14. ^ "The POW Best Albums of 2018". Passion of the Weiss. December 24, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  15. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 16, 2020.