Reward is the fifth studio album by the Welsh musician Cate Le Bon, released on 24 May 2019 by Mexican Summer.
Composition Reward dives into "revelatory" art pop and is a "lurid rush" of avant-pop music.
Critical reception
Reward was met with universal acclaim reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 87, based on 18 reviews.
Track listing
Personnel Credits are adapted from the Reward liner notes.
Musicians Cate Le Bon – vocals, guitars & synths , Mellotron , piano , percussion , bass Stephen Black – bass , saxophone , clarinet Stella Mozgawa – drums , percussion H. Hawkline – percussive guitar , slide guitar , guitar Samur Khouja – guitar Josh Klinghoffer – guitar , synth Josiah Steinbrick – percussion , synths Kurt Vile – vocals
Technical Cate Le Bon – production Samur Khouja – production , engineering Josiah Steinbrick – production Stephen Black – additional engineering Noah Georgeson – mixing Heba Kadry – mastering
Artwork and design Phil Collins / Shady Lane Productions – art direction Ivana Kličković – photography & styling Andrea Bennett, Lisa Breitfeld, and Christian Fritzenwanker – hair & makeup H. Hawkline – design and layout
Charts Chart (2019) Peakposition US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) US Independent Albums (Billboard) US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)
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