Reborn (Kavinsky album)

Reborn is the second studio album by French electronic musician Kavinsky, released on 25 March 2022 by Record Makers through Virgin Records and Astralwerks. Co-produced alongside Gaspard Augé and Victor le Masne, it includes collaborations with Romuald, Cautious Clay, Sébastien Tellier, Kareen Lomax, Prudence, Morgan Phalen, and Phoenix. The album was preceded by the singles "Renegade" and "Zenith."[1]

Reborn
Studio album by
Kavinsky
Released25 March 2022 (2022-03-25)
Recorded2020–2021
StudioMotorbass (Paris)
Genre
Length47:17
Label
ProducerVincent Belorgey, Gaspard Augé, Victor le Masne
Kavinsky chronology
OutRun
(2013)		 Reborn
(2022)
Singles from Reborn
  1. "Renegade"
    Released: 19 November 2021
  2. "Zenith"
    Released: 4 February 2022
  3. "Cameo"
    Released: 25 March 2022

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute79%[3]
Clash8/10[4]
Daily Express[5]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[6]
Gigwise[7]
Loud and Quiet9/10[8]
NME[9]

On Metacritic, the album received an aggregate score of 74 out of 100 from four reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[2] Christopher Hamilton-Peach of The Line of Best Fit rated the album 8/10 and felt that "summer dancefloor hits carouse with the meticulously mercurial" on the album, summarising it as "a collection that future-proofs Kavinsky's curation of high-end production, addictive earworms and cinematic scope."[6] Writing for Clash, Gem Stokes also gave the album the same score and called it a "futuristic" mix of synthwave and "youthful, cinematic" influences, concluding that "the album shines bright with promise for [Kavinsky's] futuristic vista."[4]

Ana Leorne of Beats Per Minute opined that Kavinsky's retrofuturism "remains as fresh and relevant as ever" and found its tracks to be "insanely cohesive both in terms of writing and production," although "not as simple variations of a same theme but instead as intricate internal dialogues."[3] Thomas Smith, reviewing the album for NME, wrote that while the album "carries the air of a more relaxed creator," "Trigger" and "Renegade" are "as ambitious and futuristic as anything he's ever done." Giving the album three out of five stars, Smith felt that when Kavinsky "eases up on maximalism, the songs flourish and we see a different side to his production prowess."[9]

Track listing
Reborn track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Pulsar"3:34
2."Reborn" (feat. Romuald)3:41
3."Renegade" (feat. Cautious Clay)3:18
4."Trigger"3:39
5."Goodbye" (feat. Sébastien Tellier)4:18
6."Plasma" (feat. Morgan Phalen)3:54
7."Cameo" (feat. Kareen Lomax)4:19
8."Zenith" (feat. Prudence and Morgan Phalen)4:41
9."Vigilante" (feat. Morgan Phalen)3:38
10."Zombie"4:00
11."Outsider"4:39
12."Horizon"3:36
Total length:47:17

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic,[10] Discogs,[11] and liner notes from Reborn.[12]

Charts
Chart performance for Reborn
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 172
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 20
French Albums (SNEP)[15] 13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 64
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 56
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 32
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[19] 3
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[20] 45

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
France 25 March 2022
Virgin [21]
US Astralwerks [22]

References
  1. Bloom, Madison (4 February 2022). "Kavinsky Sets New Album Release Date, Shares New Song "Zenith:" Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. "Reborn by Kavinsky Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. Leorne, Ana (29 March 2022). "Album Review: Kavinsky – Reborn". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. Stokes, Gem (17 March 2022). "Kavinsky – Reborn | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. Crumlish, Callum. "Kavinsky Reborn review: The Dead Cruiser is back". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. Hamilton-Peach, Christopher (25 March 2022). "Reborn future-proofs Kavinsky's high-end, addictive, and cinematic scope". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  7. Blakesley, Karl. "Kavinsky – Reborn A dramatic and stylish return". Gigwise. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  8. Walton, Sam. "Kavinsky Reborn". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  9. Smith, Thomas (24 March 2022). "Kavinsky – 'Reborn' review: reclusive French producer gets back behind the wheel". NME. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  10. "Kavinsky Reborn Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  11. "Kavinsky – Reborn". Discogs. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  12. Reborn (CD liner notes). Kavinsky. Record Makers. 2022. REC190.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. "Ultratop.be – Kavinsky – Reborn" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  14. "Ultratop.be – Kavinsky – Reborn" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  15. "Top Albums (Week 13, 2022)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  16. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  17. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  18. "Swisscharts.com – Kavinsky – Reborn". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  19. "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  20. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  21. "Kavinksy – Reborn". Discogs. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  22. "Credits Astralwekrs". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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