Shape the Future

2018 studio album by Nightmares on Wax

Shape the Future

Studio album by

Nightmares on Wax

Released| 26 January 2018 (2018-01-26)
Genre| Electronic[1]
Length| 53:01
Label| Warp
Nightmares on Wax chronology
| Now Is the Time
(2014)  | Shape the Future
(2018)  | Shout Out! To Freedom...
(2021)

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Singles from  Shape the Future

1. "Citizen Kane"
Released: 2017

Shape the Future is the eighth studio album by Nightmares on Wax. It was released in 2018 on Warp.[2] It peaked at number 19 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[3]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 71/100[4]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [5]
Exclaim!| 7/10[6]
The Line of Best Fit| 6.5/10[7]
MusicOMH| [8]
PopMatters| [9]
Resident Advisor| 3.1/5[10]
The Skinny| [11]
Spectrum Culture| 2.25/5[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

Paul Carr of PopMatters gave the album 7 out of 10 stars, calling it "N.O.W's strongest and most cohesive album since the imperious In a Space Outta Sound."[9] Katie Hawthorne of The Skinny gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "You'll feel like you've heard these songs on the breeze before, or snatched them from the window of a passing car, but you couldn't have caught them without Nightmares on Wax's expert navigation."[11]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Back to Nature" (featuring Kuauhtli Vasquez and Wixarika Tribe)| 7:36
2.| "Tell My Vision" (featuring Andrew Ashong)| 4:14
3.| "Shape the Future"| 6:18
4.| "On It Maestro"| 4:15
5.| "Tomorrow" (featuring LSK)| 4:30
6.| "Typical" (featuring Jordan Rakei)| 4:40
7.| "Tenor Fly"| 2:41
8.| "Citizen Kane" (featuring Mozez)| 4:00
9.| "Deep Shadows" (featuring Sadie Walker)| 3:57
10.| "Gotta Smile"| 6:44
11.| "The Other Ship"| 4:07

Digital edition bonus trackNo.| Title| Length

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12.| "Citizen Kane (Rap Version)" (featuring Allan Kingdom and Mozez)| 4:09

Japanese CD edition bonus tracksNo.| Title| Length

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12.| "World Inside" (featuring Andrew Ashong)| 9:06
13.| "Citizen Kane (Rap Version)" (featuring Allan Kingdom and Mozez)| 4:09

## Charts

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Chart (2018)  | Peak
position

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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] | 132
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[3] | 19

## References

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1. ^ Polk, Leilani (7 June 2018). "Nightmares on Wax Is Gonna Get the Bodies Moving and Grooving at Nectar Lounge Tonight". The Stranger. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
2. ^ Hawthorn, Carlos (2 November 2017). "Nightmares On Wax reveals new album, Shape The Future". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
3. ^ a b "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
4. ^ a b "Shape the Future by Nightmares on Wax". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
5. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Shape the Future - Nightmares on Wax". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
6. ^ Keating, Daryl (23 January 2018). "Nightmares On Wax Shape the Future". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
7. ^ Carabine, Dan (26 January 2018). "Nightmares on Wax's eighth studio album is an ambitious, genre-spanning project". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
8. ^ Hogwood, Ben (26 January 2018). "Nightmares On Wax – Shape The Future". MusicOMH. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
9. ^ a b Carr, Paul (30 January 2018). "Nightmares on Wax Has Environmental and Spiritual Concerns on 'Shape the Future'". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
10. ^ Tantum, Bruce (31 January 2018). "Nightmares On Wax - Shape The Future". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
11. ^ a b Hawthorne, Katie (23 January 2018). "Nightmares on Wax – Shape the Future". The Skinny. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
12. ^ Bromfield, Daniel (31 January 2018). "Nightmares on Wax: Shape the Future". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Nightmares On Wax – Shape The Future" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

## External links

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* Shape the Future at Discogs (list of releases)

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Nightmares on Wax

Studio albums|

* A Word of Science: The First and Final Chapter (1991)
* Smokers Delight (1995)
* Carboot Soul (1999)
* Mind Elevation (2002)
* In a Space Outta Sound (2006)
* Thought So... (2008)
* Feelin' Good (2013)
* Shape the Future (2018)

Compilation albums|

* DJ-Kicks: Nightmares on Wax (2000)
* Late Night Tales: Nightmares on Wax (2003)
* N.O.W Is the Time (2014)

Related|

* Robin Taylor-Firth

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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