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Tilt (Confidence Man album)

Tilt is the second studio album by Australian electro pop band, Confidence Man. It was announced on 10 November 2021, alongside the album's lead single, "Holiday" and released on 1 April 2022.[4] According to the album's announcement press release, the album is "fierce, flirty and full of anthems" and listeners "might need to sit down before you hit play".[4]

Tilt
Studio album by
Confidence Man
Released1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)
Genre
Length44:44
LabelI Oh You
ProducerConfidence Man
Confidence Man chronology
Confident Music for Confident People
(2018) 		Tilt
(2022) 		Re-Tilt
(2023)
Singles from Tilt
  1. "Holiday"
    Released: 10 November 2021[3][4]
  2. "Feels Like a Different Thing"
    Released: 27 January 2022[5]
  3. "Woman"
    Released: 3 March 2022[6]
  4. "Luvin U Is Easy"
    Released: 1 April 2022[7]

At the 2022 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Release.[8]

At the AIR Awards of 2023, the album won Best Independent Dance or Electronica Album or EP.[9] The Mushroom team were also nominated for Independent Marketing Team of the Year and Independent Publicity Team of the Year.[10]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Clash9/10[2]
DIY     [12]
musicOMH     [13]
NME     [14]
PopMatters7/10[15]
The Skinny     [16]

Tilt received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on nine reviews.[11]

Neil Z. Yeung from AllMusic wrote: "Four years after their painfully hip debut, Confident Music for Confident People, Australia's Confidence Man amassed even more of their titular surety, letting their guard down and fully embracing their dance roots on the celebratory Tilt. While the devastating cool of their first album made it feel like trying to get into a club with a high cover charge, Tilt throws the doors open and invites everyone to the party, going full-bore on a collection of '90s house-indebted thrills that uplift listeners to another plane of pure euphoria." concluding saying, "The cathartic release is absolutely joyous on this stylish party album, a heaping dose of maximalist escapism from a quartet that just wants you to dance your cares away."[1]

Patrick Clarke from NME called it "a decidedly different experience to its predecessor" saying "it's less silly but more assured, happy to let pumping '90s-indebted rave instrumentals take centre stage as often as Planet and Bones' storytelling." Clarke also said "Tilt is a record that proves that campness and ridiculousness doesn't have to come at the expense of real depth."[14]

Niamh Carey from The Skinny said "Tilt is a euphoric album that audaciously borrows from early 90s dance anthems. It is great fun; the production expertly reproduces the sounds of a particularly interesting time for electronic music without taking itself too seriously."[16]

Track listing

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  1. "Woman" – 4:28
  2. "Feels Like a Different Thing" – 3:47
  3. "What I Like" – 3:23
  4. "Toy Boy" – 3:30
  5. "Luvin U Is Easy" – 4:24
  6. "Holiday" – 4:48
  7. "Trumpet Song" – 3:23
  8. "Angry Girl" – 2:52
  9. "Push It Up" – 3:24
  10. "Kiss N Tell" – 0:54
  11. "Break It Bought It" – 3:42
  12. "Relieve the Pressure" – 6:09

Charts

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Chart performance for Tilt
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 7
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 34
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[19] 1
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[20] 29
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[21] 11

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tilt - Confidence Man". AllMusic. 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Rivers, Joe (29 March 2022). "Confidence Man – Tilt". Clash. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Holiday - Single by Confidence Man on Apple Music". Apple Music. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Lavin, Will (11 November 2021). "Confidence Man announce new album Tilt and share first single "Holiday"". NME. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Listen to Confidence Man's new single "Feels Like a Different Thing"". NME Australia. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Confidence Man Woman". Bleep. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  7. ^ "New Aus Music Playlist ADDITIONS – 01/04/22". Music Feeds. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  8. ^ Lars Brandle (12 October 2022). "Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)". The Music Network. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  9. ^ "King Stingray and Genesis Owusu Win Big at 2023 AIR Awards". Music Feeds. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Nominees Announced for the Australian Independent Music Awards 2023". Music Feeds. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Tilt by Confidence Man Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  12. ^ Taylor, Chris (1 April 2022). "Confidence Man - Tilt review". DIY. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  13. ^ Hogwood, Ben (3 April 2022). "Confidence Man - Tilt". musicOMH. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  14. ^ a b Clarke, Patrick (30 March 2022). "Confidence Man - 'TILT' review: over-the-top pop of the highest order". NME. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  15. ^ Sawdey, Evan (31 March 2022). "Confidence Man: TILT (Album Review)". PopMatters. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  16. ^ a b Carey, Niamh (29 March 2022). "Confidence Man – TILT". The Skinny. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  17. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
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