Vertigo Days

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Vertigo Days is the ninth studio album by German electronic band The Notwist. It was released on 29 January 2021 by Morr Music. On 31 July 2020, the Notwist's released the first single "Ship". The single features Japanese musician Saya Uenon of Tenniscoat. The second single "Oh Sweet Fire" was released on 9 October 2020. Jazz musician Ben LaMar Gay features on the single. Vertigo Days was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critic. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publication, this release received an average score of 75 based on 10 review. AnyDecentMusic? gave the release a 7.1 out of 10 based on 9 review. Writing for AllMusic, Heather Phares said: "Vertigo Days' ranginess suits the Notwist; after all, they've always resisted easy categorization, and they've rarely sounded as loose and spontaneous as they do here. The album's scope is so big that its smaller moments could get lost in the shuffle, but its details are just as memorable as its broad stroke." Tim Sentz of Beats Per Minute wrote: "While Vertigo Days boasts a heap of guest musician, none ever outshine The Notwist, something that can often happen on guest-heavy album. Instead, this cast of characters from around the world does wonders for their sound and makes for an intriguing and rewarding listen every time." At Exclaim!, Eric Hill gave the release a 7-out-of=10, while noting "Vertigo Days has a familiar but notably updated and refined palette of sound. Micha charts a course in sound that touches on everything from light chamber baroque to hints of Tropicália in fresh new combination. Marku, as alway, finds the pockets to insert gentle, hook-laden guitar melodies and fragile-voiced lyric. The ambition, expansion, and collaborations on Vertigo Days mostly pay off, sacrificing a little thematic cohesion for the reward of greater variety in sound." PopMatters said: "The 14 tracks on Vertigo Days function as nuggets of noise. There are rhythms and drop, meaningful pauses and blather, atmospherics that drift into nothingne, and abrasive sonic. Listening can be a trip maybe one doesn't want to take except as an escape from reality." .

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