# Angel Milk

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{{Infobox album|
| name       = Angel Milk
| type       = studio
| artist     = [Télépopmusik](/source/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9popmusik)
| cover      = Angel Milk cover.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = June 21, 2005
| recorded   = 
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [Electronic](/source/Electronic_music), [trip hop](/source/trip_hop), [downtempo](/source/downtempo)
| length     = 66:15
| label      = [Capitol](/source/Capitol_Records)
| producer   =
| prev_title = [Genetic World](/source/Genetic_World)
| prev_year  = 2001
| next_title = Rare Remixes
| next_year  = 2018
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Angel Milk
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = Into Everything
 | single1date = 2005
 | single2     = Don't Look Back
 | single2date = 2005
}}

}}
{{Album ratings
| MC = 68/100<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|title=Reviews for Angel Milk|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/angel-milk/telepopmusik|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref>
| rev1 = [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="am">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r784114|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
| rev2 = [Drowned in Sound](/source/Drowned_in_Sound)
| rev2Score = {{Rating|6|10}}<ref name="dis">{{cite web|last1=Ridgeway|first1=Julian|title=Télépopmusik Angel Milk review|url=http://dis11.herokuapp.com/releases/4104/reviews/12430-|website=Drowned in Sound|accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref>
| rev3 = [IGN](/source/IGN)
| rev3Score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name="ign">{{Cite web |url=http://music.ign.com/articles/639/639658p1.html |title=IGN review |access-date=2008-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807035536/http://music.ign.com/articles/639/639658p1.html |archive-date=2007-08-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev4 = MuzObzor
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="music">{{cite web|url=http://www.muzobzor.ru/en/telepopmusik/angel-milk/ |title=Telepopmusik 2005, Angel Milk music review |accessdate=2009-01-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120906155448/http://www.muzobzor.ru/en/telepopmusik/angel-milk/ |archivedate=September 6, 2012 }}</ref>
| rev5 = [PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)
| rev5Score = {{Rating|6|10}}<ref name="pm">{{cite web|last1=Cober-Lake|first1=Justin|title=Télépopmusik Angel Milk review|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/telepopmusik-angelmilk/|website=PopMatters|accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref>
| rev6 = [Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))
| rev6Score = B−<ref name="spin">{{cite web|title=SPIN Jun 2005 (page 108)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PDP4_76gznoC&dq=into+everything+telepopmusik&pg=PA108|website=Google Books|date = June 2005|publisher=Spin Media|accessdate=21 February 2017}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}

'''''Angel Milk''''' is the second [album](/source/album) from [French](/source/France) [electronic](/source/Electronic_music) [group](/source/Musical_ensemble) [Télépopmusik](/source/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9popmusik), released on June 21, 2005.  The album was met with mostly positive reviews from [music critics](/source/Music_journalism), who praised the record's production and [Angela McCluskey](/source/Angela_McCluskey)'s guest [vocals](/source/Singing).  The album spawned two [single](/source/Single_(music))s, "Into Everything" and "Don't Look Back".

==Background==
Prior to the recording of ''Angel Milk'', Télépopmusik had achieved some mainstream success with "[Breathe](/source/Breathe_(T%C3%A9l%C3%A9popmusik_song))".  The song was used in a [Mitsubishi](/source/Mitsubishi) advertisement,<ref name="pm" /> became a top 50 hit in the UK,<ref name="uk charts">{{cite web|title=Telepopmusik - Chart history|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7816/telepopmusik/|website=Official Charts|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> and entered the ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_charts)'' [Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100).<ref name="us chart">{{cite magazine|title=Telepopmusik - US Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3ATelepopmusik&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Telepopmusik|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref>  The song's parent album, ''[Genetic World](/source/Genetic_World)'', also proved a success, charting in both the US and the UK.

For their second record, Télépopmusik reunited with Angela McCluskey, who had provided vocals on several of the tracks on the group's debut, including "Breathe".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Semioli|first1=Tom|title=''Genetic World'' overview|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/genetic-world-mw0000222589|website=AllMusic|publisher=RhythmOne|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref>  They also enlisted [English](/source/England) [rapper](/source/Rapping) Mau (of [trip hop](/source/trip_hop) band [Earthling](/source/Earthling_(band)))<ref name="pm2">{{cite web|last1=Wheaton|first1=Robert|title=Mau Review: Insomniacs' Ball|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/145449-earthling-insomniacs-ball/|website=PopMatters|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> and English vocalist [Deborah Anderson](/source/Deborah_Anderson).<ref name="pm" />  The final two songs on the record include long gaps of silence, which drew some criticism.<ref name="pm" />

==Release==
The track "Into Everything", featuring Anderson, was released as the lead single with an accompanying [music video](/source/music_video) just ahead of the release of the album,<ref>{{cite web|title="Into Everything" overview|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/into-everything-feat-deborah-anderson-remixes/id691888754|website=iTunes|publisher=Apple|accessdate=29 April 2017}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> reaching number 234 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) in July 2005.<ref name="Into Everything peak">{{cite web |title=Into Everything/Breathe [rm] |url=https://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Into+Everything+%2F+Breathe+%5Brm%5D+by+Télépopmusik&id=126820 |website=Music VF |publisher=Howard Drave/VF Entertainment |access-date=30 November 2021}}</ref>  The album, which was released on 21 June 2005 by [Capitol Records](/source/Capitol_Records), experienced a similarly disappointing chart performance.<ref name="uk charts" /><ref name="us chart" />  The album's second single, "Don't Look Back", featured lead vocals by McCluskey.<ref>{{cite web|title="Don't Look Back" overview|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dont-look-back-remixes-single/id697026464|website=iTunes|publisher=Apple|accessdate=29 April 2017}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
The album garnered generally positive reviews upon its release.  On review aggregate site [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), the album holds a score of 68/100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="metacritic" />  [IGN](/source/IGN)'s W. Fry stated that if he "had to choose one adjective for Télépopmusik's it would be: chill", then went on to criticize the use of silence programmed into the last two tracks, but concluded that "the tracks go down effortlessly, leaving you with a nice taste in your mouth".<ref name="ign" />  [PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)' Justin Cober-Lake singled out Angela McCluskey's vocals as a highlight, commenting that she "steals the show" and noting that the other vocalists, particularly Mau, don't "fare as well".  Cober-Lake concluded that "the music’s not flawless, but it serves its role as come-down music quite nicely", and awarded the album 6 stars out of 10.<ref name="pm" />

Some critics were more negative towards the album.  [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)'s David Jeffries awarded the album 2 out of 5 stars, saying that though the album has "beautiful backing tracks", the music was unoriginal.<ref name="am" />  A review by ''[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))'' was similarly critical, giving it a "B−" and, though likening it to [Moby](/source/Moby) and [Björk](/source/Bj%C3%B6rk), felt that the album was ultimately nondescript.<ref name="spin" />  [Drowned in Sound](/source/Drowned_in_Sound)'s Julian Ridgeway gave the album a 6/10 and, though praising the record's production and stylistic range, concluded that "it’s a record that feels like it’s missing something vital.  It might be a bit of heart."<ref name="dis" />

==Track listing==
# "Don't Look Back" (featuring [Angela McCluskey](/source/Angela_McCluskey)) – 0:11 + 3:50
# "Stop Running Away" (featuring [Deborah Anderson](/source/Deborah_Anderson)) - 2:41
# "Anyway" (featuring [Mau](/source/Mau_(singer))) – 2:34
# "Into Everything" (featuring Deborah Anderson) – 4:25
# "Love's Almighty" (featuring Angela McCluskey) – 4:28
# "Last Train To Wherever" (featuring Mau) – 0:23 + 5:02
# "Brighton Beach" (featuring Angela McCluskey) – 4:23
# "Close" (featuring Deborah Anderson) – 3:18
# "Swamp" – 2:05
# "Nothing's Burning" (featuring Angela McCluskey) - 3:52
# "Ambushed" – 1:34
# "Hollywood on My Toothpaste" (featuring Mau) - 5:28
# "Tuesday" (featuring Mau) – 1:26
# "Another Day" – 5:35
# "15 Minutes" (featuring Mau) – 1:05 + 15:38 of silence

===Notes===
* On some editions of the album, "Don't Look Back" is preceded by a short hidden track, a voice saying "Who can not play a musical instrument. Who do not care to dance." Rewind from track 1 to play the track. 
* The pregap to "Last Train to Wherever" contains a short intro. 
* "Another Day" contains audio for 1:36, followed by four minutes of silence. 
* The pregap to "15 Minutes" contains the song. The rest of track 12 consists of silence.

===Japanese edition===
* There is a different arrangement of "Into Everything".
* Track 15 is called "15 Seconds", rather than "15 Minutes".
* There is a bonus track: "Baboons" – 2:39

==References==
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Category:2005 albums
Category:Capitol Records albums
Category:Télépopmusik albums

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