Persona (Rival Consoles album)

Persona
Studio album by Rival Consoles
Released	13 April 2018 (2018-04-13)
Length	58:42
Label	Erased Tapes
Producer	Rival Consoles
Rival Consoles chronology
Night Melody (2016) Persona (2018) Articulation (2020)
Singles from Persona
"Unfolding" Released: 13 February 2018

Persona is the fifth studio album by English electronic musician Rival Consoles. It was released on 13 April 2018, by Erased Tapes.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	88/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	A[4]
Clash	7/10[5]
Exclaim!	8/10[6]
The Line of Best Fit	7.5/10[7]
musicOMH	[8]
Paste	7.6/10[9]
PopMatters	9/10[10]
The Skinny	[11]

Persona was met with widespread acclaim reviews from critics.^[2] Sean O’Neal of The A.V. Club described the album as "A truly 'arthouse' album that begs repeated revisiting, to explore its many conflicting faces."^[4] Lewis Wade of The Skinny reviewed "Persona is a gloriously potent success story, and a testament to his talent that he's managed to make one of the warmest and most reflective albums of the year so far, electronic or otherwise."^[11]

Track listing

All tracks written by Rival Consoles.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Unfolding"	5:57
2.	"Persona"	7:04
3.	"Memory Arc"	2:13
4.	"Phantom Grip"	5:12
5.	"Be Kind"	4:07
6.	"I Think So"	4:33
7.	"Sun's Abandon"	5:39
8.	"Dreamer's Wake"	5:04
9.	"Untravel"	5:51
10.	"Rest"	3:45
11.	"Hidden"	7:38
12.	"Fragment"	1:39

Charts

Chart performance for Persona

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12]	84
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[13]	9
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14]	16

References

1. Murray, Robin (13 February 2018). "Rival Consoles Announces New Album 'Persona'". Clash. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
2. "Persona by Rival Consoles Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
3. Simpson, Paul. "Rival Consoles – Persona". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
4. O’Neal, Sean (13 April 2020). "Manic Street Preachers, A Place To Bury Strangers, and more albums to know about this week". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
5. Pritchard, Will (3 May 2018). "Rival Consoles – Persona". Clash. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
6. Sylvester, Daniel (9 April 2018). "Rival Consoles Persona". Exclaim!. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
7. Foster, Rory (13 April 2018). "Persona by Rival Consoles". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
8. Hogwood, Ben (13 April 2018). "Rival Consoles – Persona". musicOMH. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
9. Ham, Robert (18 April 2018). "Rival Consoles: Persona Review". Paste. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
10. Carr, Paul (12 April 2018). "Rival Consoles: Persona (music review)". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
11. Wade, Lewis (10 April 2018). "Rival Consoles album review: Persona". The Skinny. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
12. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
13. "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
14. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 November 2020.