Spaceman
Studio album by
Released10 September 2018 (2018-09-10)[1]
GenreGrime[2]
Length36:48
LabelBlack Butter
Octavian chronology
Essie World
(2017)
Spaceman
(2018)
Endorphins
(2019)

Spaceman (stylized as SPACEMAN)[3] is a 2018 albumn by Octavian marketed as a mixtape. It includes guest appearances from Krimbo, Suspect, Swift, and A2.[4] The cover art was created by Virgil Abloh, Armin Druzanovic, and Michael Phan.[5] Music videos were created for "Revenge",[6] "Here Is Not Safe",[7] and "Move Faster".[8] The mixtape peaked at number 98 on the UK Albums Chart.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash8/10[11]
The Guardian[2]
Pitchfork8.0/10[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the mixtape received an average score of 81, based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[10]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
NME Albums of the Year 2018
79
Noisey 100 Best Albums of 2018
29

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Scared"1:07
2."Sleep" (featuring Krimbo)2:46
3."Don't Cry"2:22
4."Stand Down"2:43
5."This Is My World"3:19
6."Build"2:24
7."Break That" (featuring Suspect)2:40
8."Move Faster"3:19
9."Here Is Not Safe"2:00
10."54321" (featuring Swift)2:53
11."Revenge"1:42
12."Lightning"3:55
13."You See It?"2:11
14."Think Twice" (featuring A2)3:20

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 98
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[15] 35

References

  1. Murray, Robin (3 September 2018). "Octavian Launches New 'Spaceman' Mixtape". Clash. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 Empire, Kitty (16 September 2018). "Octavian: Spaceman review – bittersweet grime bangers". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. Holmes, Charles (10 September 2018). "Octavian's New Mixtape 'SPACEMAN' Shows Why He Inspired Drake's 'Scorpion'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. Monroe, Jazz (3 September 2018). "Octavian Announces Spaceman Mixtape, Shares Video for New Song: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. Hussein, Wandera (3 September 2018). "Octavian announces new Spaceman mixtape". The Fader. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  6. Keith, James (3 September 2018). "Octavian Announces 'Spaceman' Mixtape With New Video For "Revenge"". Complex. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  7. Darville, Jordan (25 October 2018). "Octavian shares "Here Is Not Safe" video". The Fader. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  8. Darville, Jordan (13 December 2018). "Octavian goes for a spin in the "Move Faster" video". The Fader. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Spaceman (Mixtape) by Octavian". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  11. McKeon, Angus (24 September 2018). "Octavian - SPACEMAN". Clash. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  12. Thapar, Ciaran (13 September 2018). "Octavian: SPACEMAN". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  13. Smith, Thomas (13 December 2018). "NME's Albums Of The Year 2018". NME. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  14. Joyce, Colin (5 December 2018). "The 100 Best Albums of 2018". Noisey. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  15. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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