Hive Mind (The Internet album)

On April 27, 2018, the band released the single "Roll (Burbank Funk)", accompanied by a music video. On May 30, the group announced Hive Mind, to be released by Columbia Records on July 20, with the announcement accompanied by the release of the album's second promotional single, "Come Over". A music video for "Come Over" was released on June 6, serving as lead singer Syd's directorial debut. "La Di Da" was released as the album's third single on July 13. == Critical reception ==

Hive Mind was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83 based on 24 reviews. Jon Pareles of The New York Times praised the band's fusion of digitally processed and hand-played music, stating that the band "imperceptibly melds hand-played parts with loops and samples; whether or not it actually is, the music feels analog. Even where the drums are looped, the bass lines often drag and pull against the beat, breaking away from vamps to improvise and loosen things up." Year-end rankings ==Track listing==

Sample credits • "Roll (Burbank Funk)" contains a sample of "Sing Sing", written and performed by Gaz. ==Personnel==

The Internet • Sydney Bennett – vocals , drums • Steve Lacy – guitar , bass , background vocal , drums , keyboards , synthesizer • Matthew Martin – keyboards , drums , synthesizer , percussion , background vocal • Patrick Paige – bass , keyboards • Christopher Smith – drums , percussion Additional musicians • Moonchild – horn • Ruben Bailey – vocal • Nick Green – background vocal • Durand Bernarr – background vocal • Marcus Lee – background vocal • Gaz – drums • Kari Faux – percussion Engineers • Sydney Bennett – recording • Simon Berckelman – recording • Jonny Firth – recording • Matthew Martin – recording • Jimmy Douglass – mixing • Dave Kutch – mastering ==Charts==