Come to Life
Studio album by
Cities Aviv
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2014 (2014-01-28)
GenreExperimental hip hop, Cloud rap
Length40:20
LabelYoung One Records
ProducerCities Aviv, Rpld Ghsts, Blackie, Alexander Odell
Cities Aviv chronology
Black Pleasure
(2012)		 Come to Life
(2014)		 Your Discretion Is Trust
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Colorado Dailyfavorable[3]
Consequence of SoundB[4]
Pitchfork7.3/10[5]
Spin8/10[6]

Come to Life is the first studio album by American hip hop musician Cities Aviv.[7] It was released on Young One Records on January 28, 2014.[4] Music videos were created for "URL IRL"[8] and "Don't Ever Look Back".[9]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Come to Life received an average score of 78% based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Pat Levy of Consequence of Sound said: "Whereas Cities Aviv's last few records have been more sonically challenging, this one flies by with the strongest cohesion of Mays' shout-rap style and the genre-bending production that he consistently finds himself on."[4] Brandon Soderberg of Spin noted that "Burzum-esque screams tear through these noise-damaged dance-rap tracks about the pros and cons of the coming singularity."[6] David Jeffries of AllMusic described it as "an inspired, stick-to-the-bones album that offers a surprising amount of comfort, uplift, and new opportunities."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"Cities Aviv2:05
2."Fool"Rpld Ghsts3:42
3."Head"Cities Aviv1:39
4."URL IRL"Cities Aviv2:14
5."Dissolve"Rpld Ghsts2:44
6."CTL1" (featuring Abdu Ali)Cities Aviv1:18
7."Perpetuate the Real"Cities Aviv2:47
8."Realms"Cities Aviv2:05
9."(Self 100): Know Who You Are"Blackie3:39
10."Interlude"Cities Aviv0:50
11."Vibrations"Rpld Ghsts2:05
12."(View 180): Picture Me Gone"Alexander Odell3:29
13."Still" (featuring Bizzarh)Alexander Odell3:39
14."Worlds of Pressure"Rpld Ghsts3:27
15."Don't Ever Look Back"Cities Aviv4:37

References

  1. 1 2 "Come to Life by Cities Aviv". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Jeffries, David. "Cities Aviv - Come to Life". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ Dean, Ashley (January 27, 2014). "Cities Aviv, "Come to Life"". Colorado Daily. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Levy, Pat (January 29, 2014). "Cities Aviv – Come to Life". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ Turner, David (January 27, 2014). "Cities Aviv: Come to Life". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Soderberg, Brandon (February 12, 2014). "Young Thug's Weirdo Warbling, Isaiah Rashad's Scrappy Lyricism, and Eight More New Rap LPs". Spin. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  7. ↑ Burney, Lawrence (April 9, 2014). "8 Artists to Listen to If You Like Ratking - Cities Aviv". Complex. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  8. ↑ DeVille, Chris (December 9, 2013). "Cities Aviv – "URL IRL" Video (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  9. ↑ Ortiz, Edwin (January 16, 2014). "Watch Cities Aviv's Music Video for "Don't Ever Look Back"". Complex. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
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