Karma & Desire

Karma & Desire is the seventh solo studio album by British electronic music producer Actress, released on Ninja Tune on 23 October 2020. Its announcement was preceded by the surprise release of a single-file album by Actress named 88, which included a PDF hinting towards Karma & Desire's track listing.[8][9] Originally teased via a Twitter post in May 2020,[10] the album was officially announced on 1 September 2020 and described by Actress as being "a romantic tragedy set between the heavens and the underworld".[11] The announcement of the album was accompanied by the release of the lead single from the album, "Walking Flames", featuring British singer and producer Sampha.[12] The album was included in Pitchfork’s 41 Most Anticipated Albums of Fall 2020.[13]

Karma & Desire
Studio album by
Actress
Released23 October 2020 (2020-10-23)
GenreElectronic
LabelNinja Tune
ProducerActress
Actress chronology
88
(2020)		 Karma & Desire
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Beats per Minute76%[3]
Clash9/10[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
The Quietus[6]
Under the Radar7.5/10[7]

On 23 October 2020, Karma & Desire was released with Ninja Tune. Accompanying its release, Actress released a short film entitled after the album.[14] The film was directed by Lee Bootee and includes appearances from Sampha, Zsela and Aura T-09 who all feature on the album. The album reached number 4 on the UK electronic album charts and was well received by critics, with Actress being acclaimed for further developing his sound. Bandcamp described it as "warmer and more generous than anything he’s released to date",[15] and in a 10/10 review, Future Music added it is “a masterpiece of ethereal, smudged contemporary electronic music" and "perhaps Actress’ most accomplished work to date".[16] Karma & Desire was regarded as one of the best albums of 2020, being featured in The Guardian's 50 best albums of 2020[17] and reaching number 31 in Clash's Albums of the Year 2020 list.[18] Karma & Desire has been nominated for A2IM's 2021 Libera Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Darren Cunningham.

No.TitleLength
1."Fire and Light"1:15
2."Angels Pharmacy" (featuring Zsela)4:41
3."Remembrance" (featuring Zsela)2:41
4."Reverend"2:58
5."Leaves Against the Sky"4:38
6."Save"5:05
7."VVY" (featuring Sampha)2:37
8."XRAY"3:31
9."Gliding Squares"3:06
10."Many Seas, Many Rivers" (featuring Sampha)8:10
11."Loveless" (featuring Aura T-09)4:40
12."Public Life" (featuring Vanessa Benelli Mosell)3:59
13."Fret"1:28
14."Loose" (featuring Christel Well)4:18
15."Turin" (featuring Aura T-09)7:12
16."Diamond X"3:50
17."Walking Flames" (featuring Sampha)4:10

References
  1. "Critic Reviews for Karma & Desire". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. Kellman, Andy. "Actress – Karma & Desire". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. Willems, Jasper (23 October 2020). "Album Review: Actress – Karma & Desire". Beats per Minute. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. Roseblade, Nick (19 October 2020). "Actress – Karma & Desire". Clash. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  5. Sylvester, Daniel (20 October 2020). "Actress Nimbly Balances Many Ideas, Moods and Collaborators on Karma & Desire". Exclaim!. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  6. Sharma-Patel, Kashif (22 October 2020). "The World, The Flesh, And The Dancefloor: Karma And Desire By Actress". The Quietus. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  7. Arnone, Joey (3 December 2020). "Actress: Karma & Desire". Under the Radar. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  8. Resident Advisor. "Actress releases new album, 88". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 3 September 2020. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  9. Resident Advisor. "Actress details long-awaited new album, Karma & Desire". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 3 September 2020. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  10. @ctress_a (21 May 2020). "Actress Details Second Album Of 2020, 'Karma & Desire'". @ctress_a. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  11. Christian Eede. "Actress Details Second Album Of 2020, 'Karma & Desire'". The Quietus. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  12. Eric Torres (September 2020). "Actress and Sampha Share New Song "Walking Flames": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  13. "The 41 Most Anticipated Albums of Fall 2020: Cardi B, Sufjan, Phoenix, 2 Chainz, and More". Pitchfork. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Karma & Desire". YouTube. Retrieved 31 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "Actress Walks Us Through His Moody, Atmospheric Albums". Bandcamp. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. "Actress Karma & Desire Album Review - Future Music". Magzter. Retrieved 31 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. "The 50 best albums of 2020: the full list". The Guardian. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. "Clash Albums Of The Year 2020". Clash Music. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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