Never (Micachu and the Shapes album)

2012 studio album by Micachu and the Shapes

Never

Studio album by

Micachu and the Shapes

Released| 23 July 2012 (2012-07-23)
Genre| Experimental pop, noise pop
Length| 35:10
Label| Rough Trade Records
Micachu and the Shapes chronology
| Jewellery
(2009)  | Never
(2012)  | Good Sad Happy Bad
(2015)

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 76/100[1]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Clash| 8/10[3]
Consequence of Sound| C+[4]
Fact| 4/5[5]
The Guardian| [6]
The List| [7]
NME| 8/10[8]
Pitchfork| 7.3/10[9]
PopMatters| [10]
Spin| 8/10[11]

Never is the second studio album by Micachu and the Shapes. It was released through Rough Trade Records on 23 July 2012.[12]

## Critical reception

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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76% based on 24 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

### Accolades

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Publication  | Accolade  | Rank  | Ref.

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Clash | Top 40 Albums of 2012  |

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Uncut | Top 75 New Albums of 2012  |

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## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Easy"| 1:49
2.| "Never"| 1:38
3.| "Waste"| 1:56
4.| "Slick"| 2:49
5.| "OK"| 3:31
6.| "Low Dogg"| 2:41
7.| "Holiday"| 2:25
8.| "Heaven"| 2:58
9.| "You Know"| 1:32
10.| "Glamour"| 1:19
11.| "Top Floor"| 0:47
12.| "Fall"| 4:12
13.| "Nothing"| 4:57
14.| "Nowhere"| 2:36

## Personnel

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* Micachu and the Shapes – performance
* Micachu – mixing
* Wesley Gonzalez – vocals (on "Nothing")
* Dilip Harris – recording, mixing

## References

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1. ^ a b "Never by Micachu & the Shapes". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Never - Micachu & the Shapes". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
3. ^ Wilson, Anna (24 July 2012). "Micachu And The Shapes - Never". Clash. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
4. ^ Kivel, Adam (23 July 2012). "Micachu & the Shapes – Never". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
5. ^ Calvert, John (26 July 2012). "Micachu & The Shapes: Never". Fact. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
6. ^ Costa, Maddy (19 July 2012). "Micachu and the Shapes: Never – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
7. ^ Mayberry, Lauren (18 July 2012). "Micachu and the Shapes: Never". The List. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
8. ^ Horton, Matthew (22 July 2012). "Micachu And The Shapes - 'Never'". NME. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
9. ^ LeMay, Matt (25 July 2012). "Micachu and the Shapes: Never". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
10. ^ Pan, Arnold (25 July 2012). "Micachu and the Shapes: Never". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
11. ^ Young, Jon (5 August 2012). "Micachu & the Shapes, 'Never' (Rough Trade)". Spin. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
12. ^ Battan, Carrie (30 April 2012). "Micachu and the Shapes Announce New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
13. ^ "The Top 40 Albums Of 2012: 30 - 21". Clash. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
14. ^ "Uncut's Top 75 new albums of 2012". Uncut. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

## External links

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* Never at Discogs (list of releases)

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