Ambivalence Avenue is a studio album by English folk/electronica musician Bibio, released in 2009. It is his first album on Warp.

Ambivalence Avenue
Studio album by
Released22 June 2009 (2009-06-22)
Genre
Length42:52
LabelWarp
ProducerStephen Wilkinson
Bibio chronology
Vignetting the Compost
(2009)
Ambivalence Avenue
(2009)
The Apple and the Tooth
(2009)
Singles from Ambivalence Avenue
  1. "Ambivalence Avenue / Fire Ant"
    Released: 8 June 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!favorable[1]
The Guardian[5]
Pitchfork8.3/10[6]
PopMatters[7]
Tiny Mix Tapes[8]

Critical reception

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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Ambivalence Avenue received an average score of 78% based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

Pitchfork named it the 33rd best album of 2009.[9]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Stephen Wilkinson

No.TitleLength
1."Ambivalence Avenue"3:42
2."Jealous of Roses"2:35
3."All the Flowers"1:05
4."Fire Ant"4:58
5."Haikuesque (When She Laughs)"3:32
6."Sugarette"3:54
7."Lovers' Carvings"3:58
8."Abrasion"2:46
9."S'Vive"4:05
10."The Palm of Your Wave"2:25
11."Cry! Baby!"3:57
12."Dwrcan"3:55
Total length:42:52

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[10] 16

References

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  1. ^ a b Sylvester, Daniel (14 July 2009). "Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue". Exclaim!. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Phares, Heather. "Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. ^ Waldron, James (9 March 2011). "Bibio: 'Excuses'". Fact. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Ambivalence Avenue by Bibio". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  5. ^ Costa, Maddy (26 June 2009). "Bibio: Ambivalence Avenue". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  6. ^ Howe, Brian (26 June 2009). "Bibio: Ambivalence Avenue". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  7. ^ Gabriele, Timothy (8 July 2009). "Bibio: Ambivalence Avenue". PopMatters. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  8. ^ Suveg, Lukas. "Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  9. ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2009 (2/5)". Pitchfork. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Bibio - Chart history - Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
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