Blood
Studio album by
Rhye
ReleasedFebruary 2, 2018 (2018-02-02)
Length42:00
LabelLoma Vista
Rhye chronology
Woman
(2013)		 Blood
(2018)		 Spirit
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 405(8/10)[2]
AllMusic[3]
Clash8/10[4]
Exclaim!(9/10)[5]
The Line of Best Fit7.5/10[6]
NME[7]
Pitchfork6.3/10[8]

Blood is the second studio album by Canadian/Danish R&B duo Rhye released in February 2018 under Loma Vista Recordings.[9]

Release

On October 31, 2017, Rhye released the first single from the album, "Taste".[10] The second single "Count to Five" was released on December 11, 2017, along with the announcement of the new album.[11] On February 15, 2018, Rhye released the music video to "Song For You".[12]

Tour

In October 2017, Rhye announced a European tour for February 2018, starting in Mexico City, and finishing in April 2018 in England.[13]

Critical reception

Blood 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 71, based on 19 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 73 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews.[14]

Accolades

Accolades for
Publication Accolade Rank
The A.V. Club The A.V. Club's Best Albums of 2018 – Mid-Year
N/A[15]
Esquire Esquire's Top 50 Albums of 2018
KCRW KCRW's Top 10 Albums of 2018
Uproxx Uproxx's Top 50 Albums of 2018 – Mid-Year

Track listing

Track listing adapted from Tidal.[19]

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Waste"
  • Michael Milosh
  • Benjamin Schweir
3:31
2."Taste"
  • Milosh
  • Henry Allen
3:45
3."Feel Your Weight"
  • Milosh
  • Schweir
  • Itai Shapira
3:09
4."Please"
  • Milosh
  • Thomas Bartlett
3:35
5."Count to Five"
  • Milosh
  • Shapira
3:28
6."Song for You"
  • Milosh
  • Shapira
  • Justin Parker
3:58
7."Blood Knows"
  • Milosh
  • Nate Mercereau
3:30
8."Stay Safe"
  • Milosh
  • Schwier
4:52
9."Phoenix"Milosh4:34
10."Softly"
  • Milosh
  • Bartlett
3:37
11."Sinful"Milosh4:02
Total length:42:00
Japan bonus track[20]
No.TitleLength
12."Hymn"3:43
Total length:45:50

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[3]

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] 76
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[23] 60
French Albums (SNEP)[24] 74
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[25] 38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[26] 62
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[27] 80
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[28] 54
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[29] 30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 26
US Billboard 200[31] 118

Release history

Region Date Format Label Catalogue
US February 2, 2018
Loma Vista LVR00317
Japan Hostess Entertainment HSU-10176
Canada Last Gang Records Q101885

References

  1. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ Glover, Nicholas (February 5, 2018). "The 405 Review". Thefourohfive.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  4. ↑ Neale, Matthew (February 5, 2018). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  5. ↑ Patrick, Ryan B. (January 30, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ Taylor, Chris (January 30, 2018). "RHYE tell an unoriginal story in a beautifully unique way on BLOOD". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  7. ↑ Bartleet, Larry (January 29, 2018). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  8. ↑ Sherburne, Philip (February 5, 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ Murray, Robin (December 8, 2017). "Rhye Announce New Album 'Blood'". Clash. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ Murray, Robin (October 31, 2017). "Rhye's 'Taste" is Absolutely Gorgeous". Clash. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Rhye Announce New Album 'Blood' with 'Count To Five'". DIY. December 11, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Rhye Share A New Video for 'Song For You'". DIY. February 15, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  13. ↑ Sodomsky, Sam (October 27, 2017). "Rhye Announce Tour, Share New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  15. ↑ "The Best Albums of 2018 So Far". The A.V. Club. June 27, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  16. ↑ Ovenden, Olivia (December 7, 2018). "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Esquire. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  17. ↑ "KCRW's Best of 2018". KCRW. 30 November 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  18. ↑ "50 Best Albums of 2018 So Far". Uproxx. May 29, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Blood - Rhye". Tidal. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Blood". Hostess Entertainment Unlimited (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  21. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rhye – Blood" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rhye – Blood" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Rhye Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Rhye – Blood". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  25. ↑ "Danishcharts.dk – Rhye – Blood". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  27. ↑ "Rhye". Oricon. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  28. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rhye – Blood" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  29. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Rhye – Blood". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  30. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Rhye – Blood". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  31. ↑ "Rhye Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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