Slight Variations is the ninth studio album by English band Fujiya & Miyagi. It was released on 30 September 2022 by Impossible Objects of Desire label.[6]

Slight Variations
Studio album by
Released30 September 2022 (2022-09-30)
Length35:11
LabelImpossible Objects of Desire
Fujiya & Miyagi chronology
Flashback
(2019)
Slight Variations
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Beats Per Minute64%[3]
God Is in the TV9/10[4]
MusicOMH[5]

Background

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On 16 July 2022, Fujiya & Miyagi announced the release of their new studio album, along with the first single "Digital Hangover".[7]

Critical reception

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Slight Variations 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 79, based on 5 reviews.[1]

Writing for AllMusic, Marcy Donelson wrote: "Intended as a stylistic retrospective of sorts, as well as a nod to where they might be headed, it incorporates Krautrock, dub, disco, house, and art pop influences, among others, often converging multiple elements on sleek, effortless-sounding tracks.[2]

Accolades

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Publications' year-end list appearances for Slight Variations
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref
God Is in the TV God Is in the TV's Top 25 Albums of 2022 32 [8]

Track listing

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Slight Variations track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Slight Variations"3:32
2."Non-Essential Worker"4:05
3."Sweat"3:12
4."New Body Language"3:03
5."Digital Hangover"3:01
6."Flux"4:24
7."FAQ"4:01
8."Olympian Heights"2:45
9."Oops"3:20
10."Feeling The Effects (Of Saturday Night)"3:48

References

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  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Donelson, Macy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. ^ Finlayson, Ray (1 November 2022). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  4. ^ Russel, Tim (3 October 2022). "God Is in The TV Review". God Is in the TV. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  5. ^ Hogwood, Ben (30 September 2022). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. ^ Pearis, Bill (12 July 2022). "Fujiya & Miyagi announce new album". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  7. ^ Gregory, Finneas (16 July 2022). "Fujiya & Miyagi Announces New Album Slight Variations For September 2022 Release". MXDWN. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  8. ^ "God Is in the TV Albums of 2022". God Is in the TV. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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