Exile in the Outer Ring

Exile in the Outer Ring is the fourth studio album by American musician Erika M. Anderson (also known as EMA). It was released on August 25, 2017, under City Slang.

Exile in the Outer Ring
Studio album by EMA
Released	August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)
Length	41:04
Label	City Slang
EMA chronology
The Future's Void (2014) Exile in the Outer Ring (2017)

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.6/10[1]
Metacritic	80/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	B+[4]
Exclaim!	8/10[5]
Financial Times	[6]
Mojo	[7]
Pitchfork	8.0/10[8]
Record Collector	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
The Skinny	[11]
Uncut	7/10[12]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Drowned in Sound	Top 100 Albums of 2017	3	[13]
God is in the T.V.	Top 50 Albums of 2017	11	[14]
Thrillist'	Top 40 Albums of 2017	18	[15]
Under the Radar	Top 100 Albums of 2017	99	[16]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"7 Years"	4:07
2.	"Breathalyzer"	6:20
3.	"I Wanna Destroy"	3:07
4.	"Blood and Chalk"	3:16
5.	"Down and Out"	3:36
6.	"Fire Water Air LSD"	3:48
7.	"Aryan Nation"	2:52
8.	"33 Nihilistic and Female"	3:26
9.	"Receive Love"	3:19
10.	"Always Bleeds"	5:20
11.	"Where the Darkness Began"	1:53