Weather is the fifth studio album by ambient music project Tycho, released on July 12, 2019. The album was preceded by the release of the singles "Easy" and "Pink & Blue", the latter of which was released along with the album announcement on May 14, 2019.

Weather
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)
Genre
Length29:16
Label
ProducerScott Hansen
Tycho chronology
Epoch
(2016)
Weather
(2019)
Simulcast
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!9/10[3]
MusicOMH[4]
Paste7/10[5]

Being the first Tycho album to feature a vocalist, Weather was nominated for a Grammy Award at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in the Best Dance/Electronic Album category, losing out to The Chemical Brothers' album No Geography.

A Remix album was released on December 18, 2020.[6]

Background

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Magnetic Magazine characterized the album's sound as different from the trilogy of Dive, Awake and Epoch in that while "the airy guitars, synths and percussion are still largely there", they have been "adapted for a bit more of an organic, indie rock template", with vocals from Saint Sinner on five of the album's eight tracks.[7] Hansen described the album as a collaboration with Saint Sinner,[8] saying that he "wanted to finally fulfill what had been a vision of mine since the beginning: to incorporate the most organic instrument of all, the human voice".[9]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Easy"3:27
2."Pink & Blue" (featuring Saint Sinner)4:19
3."Japan" (featuring Saint Sinner)3:18
4."Into the Woods"4:02
5."Skate" (featuring Saint Sinner)3:07
6."For How Long" (featuring Saint Sinner)3:00
7."No Stress" (featuring Saint Sinner)3:49
8."Weather"4:14
Total length:29:16

Charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10] 17
US Billboard 200[11] 132
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[12] 3

References

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  1. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  3. ^ Barnabe, Dylan (July 11, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  4. ^ Devlin, Ben (July 9, 2019). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  5. ^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (July 19, 2019). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "Tycho's Weather Remixes". Bandcamp. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  7. ^ Middleton, Ryan (May 14, 2019). "Tycho Details New Album 'Weather' Tracklist, Release Date With Single 'Pink & Blue'". Magnetic Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  8. ^ DeVille, Chris (May 14, 2019). "Tycho – 'Pink & Blue' (Feat. Saint Sinner) Video". Stereogum. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  9. ^ Pearis, Bill (May 14, 2019). "Tycho announces new LP 'Weather,' shares 'Pink & Blue,' touring (including SummerStage)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  11. ^ "Tycho Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  12. ^ "Tycho Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2019.