Murmurations (album)

Murmurations is the sixth studio album by English electronic music duo Simian Mobile Disco. It was released on 11 May 2018 under Wichita Recordings.^[1] The album title and many of the track titles are inspired by how the members of the choir ended up following the sounds of their nearest neighbors, much like flocking birds.^[2]

Murmurations
Studio album by Simian Mobile Disco
Released	11 May 2018
Length	53:49
Label	Wichita
Simian Mobile Disco chronology
Welcome to Sideways (2016) Murmurations (2018)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
NME	[6]
Pitchfork	7.5/10[7]

Murmurations was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 75, based on 13 reviews.^[3]

Track listing

Murmurations track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Boids"	James Ford James Shaw	4:32
2.	"Caught in a Wave" (featuring the Deep Throat Choir)	Ford Shaw Heloise Tunstall-Behrens	6:43
3.	"We Go" (featuring the Deep Throat Choir)	Ford Shaw Louisa Gerstein	8:31
4.	"Gliders"	Ford Shaw Gerstein	3:39
5.	"Hey Sister" (featuring the Deep Throat Choir)	Ford Shaw Gerstein	5:37
6.	"A Perfect Swarm"	Ford Shaw	8:20
7.	"Defender" (featuring the Deep Throat Choir)	Ford Shaw Gerstein	7:24
8.	"V Formation"	Ford Shaw	6:49
9.	"Murmuration"	Ford Shaw	2:14

Re-Murmurations

A remix album called Re-Murmurations was released on September 28, 2018.^[8][9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Caught in a Wave (Jas Shaw 15 Volts Mix 1)" (featuring Deep Throat Choir)	6:58
2.	Untitled (featuring Deep Throat Choir)	6:46
3.	"Hey Sister (Jas Shaw Chant Mix)" (featuring Deep Throat Choir)	7:03
4.	"Hey Sister (Jas Shaw Carillon Mix)" (featuring Deep Throat Choir)	8:24
5.	"V Formation (Jas Shaw Misfits Mix)"	6:27
6.	"Murmuration (Jas Shaw 7&half IPS Mix)"	4:40
7.	"Defender (Jas Shaw AFK Mix)" (featuring Deep Throat Choir)	4:33
8.	"Defender (Jas Shaw Locked Loops Mix)" (featuring Deep Throat Choir)	6:46
9.	"Caught in a Wave (Jas Shaw 15 Volts Instrumental 1)"	6:57
10.	"Caught in a Wave (Jas Shaw 15 Volts Instrumental 2)"	6:01
11.	"Hey Sister (Jas Shaw Chant Drum Tool)"	7:00
12.	"Hey Sister (Jas Shaw Carillon Dub)"	7:06