Sixteen Oceans is the tenth studio album by British electronic musician Kieran Hebden, released under his alias Four Tet on 13 March 2020.[7] The album contains the previously released single "Teenage Birdsong".[8] To support the album, another single named "Baby", featuring vocals by British singer Ellie Goulding, was released on 23 January 2020.[9] A third single titled "4T Recordings" was released on 3 March 2020.[7]

Sixteen Oceans
Studio album by
Released13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
Length54:37
LabelText
ProducerKieran Hebden
Four Tet chronology
New Energy
(2017)
Sixteen Oceans
(2020)
Parallel
(2020)
Singles from Sixteen Oceans
  1. "Teenage Birdsong"
    Released: 17 April 2019
  2. "Baby"
    Released: 23 January 2020
  3. "4T Recordings"
    Released: 3 March 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!7/10[3]
musicOMH[4]
Paste7.3/10[5]
Pitchfork6.9/10[6]

Announcement

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On 21 January 2020, Four Tet posted an image on his Instagram account of a Post-it note with the title and the track listing of the album, and the message "new album released March 2020".[10][11]

Track listing

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Sixteen Oceans track listing
No.TitleLength
1."School"4:02
2."Baby"4:24
3."Harpsichord"2:53
4."Teenage Birdsong"3:25
5."Romantics"4:57
6."Love Salad"7:20
7."Insect Near Piha Beach"5:15
8."Hi Hello"0:48
9."ISTM"0:40
10."Something in the Sadness"5:11
11."1993 Band Practice"1:05
12."Green"3:48
13."Bubbles at Overlook 25th March 2019"1:03
14."4T Recordings"3:17
15."This Is for You"2:05
16."Mama Teaches Sanskrit"4:24
Total length:54:37

Notes

Charts

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Chart performance for Sixteen Oceans
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 143
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 26
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 34
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[15] 22

References

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  1. ^ "Sixteen Oceans by Four Tet Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Sixteen Oceans - Four Tet". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. ^ Boulos, Peter (20 March 2020). "Four Tet Sixteen Oceans". Exclaim!. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. ^ Devlin, Ben (20 March 2020). "Four Tet — Sixteen Oceans". musicOMH. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. ^ Todd, Harry (19 March 2020). "Four Tet Sixteen Oceans Review: Taking the Dancefloor Outside". Paste. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  6. ^ Sherburne, Philip (18 March 2020). "Four Tet: Sixteen Oceans Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b Urbancik, Johanna (3 March 2020). "Four Tet Shares New Track '4T Recordings', Announces Album Release Date". DJ Mag. Retrieved 6 March 2020..
  8. ^ Blais-Billie, Braudie (17 April 2019). "Four Tet Releases New Song 'Teenage Birdsong': Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  9. ^ Zemler, Emily (24 January 2020). "Hear Ellie Goulding Join Four Tet on New Single 'Baby'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  10. ^ Neale, Matthew (21 January 2020). "Four Tet announces new album 'Sixteen Oceans'". NME. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  11. ^ Kim, Michelle; Monroe, Jazz (21 January 2020). "Four Tet Announces New Album Sixteen Oceans". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Four Tet – Sixteen Oceans" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Four Tet Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2020.