Caracal (album)

Caracal
Disclosure's studio album
Publication (s)	September 25, 2015
Label (s)	PMR Records, Island Records
Format (s)	CD, double LP
Genre (s)	House , UK garage , dance pop
Title (number)	11
running time	52:22
occupation	Howard Lawrence, Guy Lawrence
chronology Settle 2013 Caracal Moog For Love 2016
Single releases May 26, 2015 Holding On July 27, 2015 omen September 25, 2015 Jaded August 14, 2015 Willing and Able September 11, 2015 Hourglass

Caracal is the second studio album by the English DJ duo Disclosure . It was released by PMR and Iceland on September 25, 2015 . Seven official singles have been released from the album: Holding On with Gregory Porter , Omen with Sam Smith , Jaded , Bang That , Willing and Able with Kwabs , Hourglass with Lion Babe and Magnets with Lorde .

Emergence

The songs on the album were written by Howard and Guy Lawrence, who form the Disclosure duo, along with their regular co-writer Jimmy Napes (as James Napier). Some of the guest singers like Sam Smith and Lorde were also involved in the songwriting. The collaboration on Caracal took place in 2015 in Disclosure's newly founded studio in the St. John's Wood district of London . The mastering was done by Tom Coyne.

The title of the album refers to the big cat Karakal , which is also shown on the cover. Howard and Guy Lawrence said they chose it because they took a liking to the wildlife, looks and abilities during their tour last year. This would also fit well with the “Wild Life” brand, under which Disclosure hosts events such as the “Wild Life Festival”.

Track list

No.	title	Songwriter	Interpreter	Duration
1	Nocturnal	Guy Lawrence, Howard Lawrence, James Napier, Abel Tesfaye	Disclosure feat: The Weeknd	6:44
2	omen	Guy Lawrence, Howard Lawrence, James Napier, Gregory Porter	Disclosure feat: Sam Smith	3:50
3	Holding On	Guy Lawrence, Howard Lawrence, James Napier, Gregory Porter	Disclosure feat: Gregory Porter	5:14
4th	Hourglass	Jillian Hervey, Guy Lawrence, Howard Lawrence, James Napier	Disclosure feat: Lion Babe	5:24
5	Willing & Able	Kwabena Adjepong, Guy Lawrence, Howard Lawrence, James Napier, Finlay Robson	Disclosure feat: Kwabs	4:52
6th	Magnets	Guy Lawrence, Howard Lawrence, James Napier, Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor	Disclosure feat: Lorde	3:19
7th	Jaded	Guy Lawrence, Howard Lawrence, James Napier, Sam Roman	Disclosure	4:34
8th	Good intentions	Guy Lawrence, Howard Lawrence, James Napier	Disclosure feat: Miguel	4:42
9	Superego	Guy Lawrence, Howard Lawrence, James Napier	Disclosure feat: Nao	4:33
10	Echoes	Guy Lawrence, Howard Lawrence, James Napier	Disclosure	5:09
11	Masterpiece	Guy Lawrence, Howard Lawrence, James Napier, Jordan Rakei	Disclosure feat: Jordan Rakei	4:01

reception

Metacritic gave the album an average rating of 73 (best value on a scale of 0 to 100), which is positive. For example, Allmusic awarded four out of five stars and critic Andy Kellman does not think the tracks are surprising, but the good structure is comparable to those of Disclosure's successful debut album. Annett Scheffel from the Musikexpress, on the other hand, thinks that the duo cannot build on the success with their second album, Caracal , that it is “unimaginative and cumbersome”. Alexis Waltz, critic of Spex magazine , misses the "edgy, exuberant grooves" of older tracks, the new album is "much calmer and housier". He also criticizes the fact that Disclosure “cannot create an adequate counterforce” to the voices of the guest singers, so the quieter songs are the better.

Charts

album

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2015	Caracal	DE31 (1 week) DE	AT31 (1 week) AT	CH14 (3 weeks) CH	UK1 gold (12 weeks)UK	US9 (11 weeks) US	First published: September 25, 2015

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2015	Holding On	-	-	-	UK46 silver (11 weeks)UK	-	First published: May 26, 2015 feat. Gregory Porter
	omen	DE74 (5 weeks) DE	AT74 (2 weeks) AT	CH50 (11 weeks) CH	UK13 gold (16 weeks)UK	US64 gold (6 weeks)US	First published: July 27, 2015 feat. Sam Smith
	Jaded	-	-	-	UK87 (1 week) UK	-	First published: September 18, 2015
	Magnets	-	-	-	UK71 silver (2 weeks)UK	-	First published: September 23, 2015 feat. Lorde
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2015	Bang That	-	-	-	UK50 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 3, 2015
	Willing & Able	-	-	-	UK70 (1 week) UK	-	First published: August 14, 2015 feat. Kwabs
	Hourglass	-	-	-	UK80 (1 week) UK	-	First published: September 11th, 2015 feat. Lion babe

Web links

• Caracal at Discogs

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Simon Vozick-Levinson: Disclosure Double Their Fun: Inside the Duo's Second Album 'Caracal' In: Rolling Stone . July 6, 2015. Accessed October 1, 2015.
2. ↑ Mitchell Peters: Disclosure Unveils Title, Artwork & Release Date of Second Studio Album. In: Billboard . June 7, 2015. Accessed October 1, 2015.
3. ^ Caracal by Disclosure metacritic.com. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
4. ↑ AllMusic Review by Andy Kellman. allmusic.com. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
5. ↑ Annett Scheffel: Disclosure Caracal In: Musikexpress . September 24, 2015. Accessed October 1, 2015.
6. ↑ Alexis Waltz: "Caracal" / Review ( Memento of the original from October 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Spex . September 22, 2015. Accessed October 1, 2015. 
7. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
8. ↑ Awards for Sales: UK