{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox album | name = Remain Calm | type = studio | artist = Mica Levi and Oliver Coates | cover = Remain Calm.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|df=yes|2016|11|25}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Experimental<ref name="pitchfork-reviews" /> | length = 27:51 | label = Slip | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Mica Levi | type = studio | prev_title = Under the Skin | prev_year = 2014 | title = Remain Calm | year = 2016 | next_title = Jackie | next_year = 2016 }} {{Extra chronology | artist = Oliver Coates | type = studio | prev_title = Upstepping | prev_year = 2016 | title = Remain Calm | year = 2016 | next_title = Shelley's on Zenn-La | next_year = 2018 }} }} '''''Remain Calm''''' is a collaborative studio album by English musicians Mica Levi and Oliver Coates. It was released on 25 November 2016 through Slip. It received generally favorable reviews from critics.<ref name="metacritic" />
== Background == Mica Levi is an English composer, record producer, and singer-songwriter.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mica-levi-mn0002686699 |title=Mica Levi |website=AllMusic |first=Heather |last=Phares |access-date=31 May 2026}}</ref> Oliver Coates is an English cellist.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/oliver-coates-mn0001045853 |title=Oliver Coates |website=AllMusic |first=Paul |last=Simpson |access-date=31 May 2026}}</ref> ''Remain Calm'' originates from the duo's NTS session in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.factmag.com/2016/09/14/mica-levi-collaborates-with-radiohead-cellist-oliver-coates/ |title=Mica Levi teams with cellist Oliver Coates on LP Remain Calm |website=Fact |first=Miles |last=Bowe |date=14 September 2016 |access-date=31 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915170922/https://www.factmag.com/2016/09/14/mica-levi-collaborates-with-radiohead-cellist-oliver-coates/ |archive-date=15 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/mica-levi-and-radiohead-cellist-oliver-coates-collaborating-on-new-lp |title=Mica Levi and Radiohead cellist Oliver Coates collaborating on new LP |website=The Line of Best Fit |first=Laurence |last=Day |date=15 September 2016 |access-date=31 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916203644/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/mica-levi-and-radiohead-cellist-oliver-coates-collaborating-on-new-lp |archive-date=16 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> It consists of 13 tracks, clocking in at 28 minutes.<ref name="thelineofbestfit" /> Coates previously provided strings on Levi's soundtrack to the film ''Under the Skin''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thequietus.com/news/watch-new-mica-levi-oliver-coates-video/ |title=WATCH: New Mica Levi & Oliver Coates Video |website=The Quietus |first=Christian |last=Eede |date=12 October 2016 |access-date=31 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250924001747/https://thequietus.com/news/watch-new-mica-levi-oliver-coates-video/ |archive-date=24 September 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The album was released on 25 November 2016 through Slip.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/68010-mica-levi-and-radiohead-collaborator-oliver-coates-announce-new-album-share-new-song-listen/ |title=Mica Levi and Radiohead Collaborator Oliver Coates Announce New Album, Share New Song: Listen |website=Pitchfork |first=Sheldon |last=Pearce |date=14 September 2016 |access-date=31 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222140240/https://pitchfork.com/news/68010-mica-levi-and-radiohead-collaborator-oliver-coates-announce-new-album-share-new-song-listen/ |archive-date=22 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Music videos were released for "Barok Main"<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orZcqC-3RGw |title=Mica Levi & Oliver Coates - 'Barok Main' [SLP035] |website=YouTube |author=Slip |date=25 July 2017 |access-date=31 May 2026}}</ref> and "Dolphins Climb onto Shore for the First Time".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_0-u6jevis |title=Mica Levi & Oliver Coates - 'Dolphins Climb Onto Shore For The First Time' [SLP035] |website=YouTube |author=Slip |date=25 July 2017 |access-date=31 May 2026}}</ref>
== Critical reception == {{Music ratings | MC = 76/100<ref name="metacritic">{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/remain-calm/mica-levi |title=Remain Calm by Mica Levi |website=Metacritic |access-date=31 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709213606/https://www.metacritic.com/music/remain-calm/mica-levi |archive-date=9 July 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic-album">{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/remain-calm-mw0002981427 |title=Remain Calm - Mica Levi, Oliver Coates |website=AllMusic |first=Paul |last=Simpson |access-date=31 May 2026}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Clash'' | rev2score = 7/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/mica-levi-oliver-coates-remain-calm/ |title=Mica Levi & Oliver Coates - Remain Calm |website=Clash |first=Will |last=Butler |date=13 December 2016 |access-date=31 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219122122/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/mica-levi-oliver-coates-remain-calm/ |archive-date=19 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Drowned in Sound'' | rev3score = 6/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://drownedinsound.com/releases/19740/reviews/4150637 |title=Album Review: Mica Levi & Oliver Coates - Remain Calm |website=Drowned in Sound |first=Lee |last=Adcock |date=24 November 2016 |access-date=31 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218201754/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/19740/reviews/4150637 |archive-date=18 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> | rev4 = ''The Line of Best Fit'' | rev4score = 8/10<ref name="thelineofbestfit">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/mica-levi-and-oliver-coates-soundtrack-a-different-world-entirely |title=Mica Levi and Oliver Coates soundtrack a different world entirely |website=The Line of Best Fit |first=Sam |last=Cleeve |date=14 November 2016 |access-date=31 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702231001/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/mica-levi-and-oliver-coates-soundtrack-a-different-world-entirely |archive-date=2 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> | rev5 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev5score = 7.7/10<ref name="pitchfork-reviews">{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22638-remain-calm/ |title=Mica Levi / Oliver Coates: Remain Calm |website=Pitchfork |first=Thea |last=Ballard |date=3 December 2016 |access-date=31 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410140105/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22638-remain-calm/ |archive-date=10 April 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Resident Advisor'' | rev6score = 3.7/5<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/20007 |title=Mica Levi & Oliver Coates - Remain Calm |website=Resident Advisor |first=Lisa |last=Blanning |date=30 November 2016 |access-date=31 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822165121/https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/20007 |archive-date=22 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> | rev7 = ''Tiny Mix Tapes'' | rev7score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/mica-levi-oliver-coates-remain-calm |title=Mica Levi & Oliver Coates - Remain Calm |website=Tiny Mix Tapes |first=Rafael |last=Lubner |date=30 November 2016 |access-date=31 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209005803/http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/mica-levi-oliver-coates-remain-calm |archive-date=9 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> }} {{Metacritic album prose|Remain Calm||76|9}}<ref name="metacritic" />
Paul Simpson of AllMusic commented that "It's not exactly a 'fun' album, but there is a sense of playfulness to it, and the duo seem excited to uncover such unexpected combinations of sounds."<ref name="allmusic-album" /> He added, "The result is an unpredictable, captivating listening experience."<ref name="allmusic-album" /> Thea Ballard of ''Pitchfork'' wrote, "Even as its mood slides from pensive to morose to quietly exuberant, this remains throughout one of the more enjoyable experimental releases this year."<ref name="pitchfork-reviews" />
=== Accolades === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Year-end lists for ''Remain Calm'' |- ! scope="col" | Publication ! scope="col" | List ! scope="col" | Rank ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Ref.}} |- ! scope="row" | ''The Quietus'' | The Quietus Albums of the Year 2016 | {{center|77}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thequietus.com/tq-charts/albums-of-the-year/albums-of-the-year-2016/ |title=The Quietus Albums Of The Year 2016, In Association With Norman Records |website=The Quietus |date=19 December 2016 |access-date=31 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717144730/https://thequietus.com/tq-charts/albums-of-the-year/albums-of-the-year-2016/ |archive-date=17 July 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>}} |- ! scope="row" | The Vinyl Factory | The 50 Best Albums of 2016 | {{center|22}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thevinylfactory.com/features/the-50-best-albums-of-2016/ |title=The 50 best albums of 2016 |website=The Vinyl Factory |date=14 December 2016 |access-date=31 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215134313/http://thevinylfactory.com/features/the-50-best-albums-of-2016/ |archive-date=15 February 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>}} |}
== Track listing == {{Track listing | all_writing = Mica Levi and Oliver Coates. | headline = ''Remain Calm'' track listing | title1 = Pre-Barok | length1 = 1:57 | title2 = Bless Our Toes | length2 = 2:32 | title3 = Dolphins Climb onto Shore for the First Time | length3 = 3:29 | title4 = Schoolhouse | length4 = 0:42 | title5 = Dragon in the Mist | length5 = 1:10 | title6 = I'll Keep Going | length6 = 3:45 | title7 = Xhill Stepping | length7 = 3:35 | title8 = Fight in the Men's Toilets | length8 = 0:27 | title9 = Barok Main | length9 = 3:12 | title10 = County H | length10 = 1:27 | title11 = New Wren Kitch | length11 = 2:37 | title12 = Say Goodbye to Everyone | length12 = 0:35 | title13 = Mob of Waters | length13 = 2:20 | total_length = 27:51 }}
== Personnel == Credits adapted from liner notes.<ref name="bandcamp">{{Cite web |url=https://olivercoates.bandcamp.com/album/remain-calm |title=Remain Calm {{!}} Mica Levi & Oliver Coates |website=Bandcamp |access-date=31 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810041153/https://olivercoates.bandcamp.com/album/remain-calm |archive-date=10 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Mica Levi – performance, mixing * Oliver Coates – performance, mixing * Erik Nyström – recording * Beau Thomas – mastering * Leah Walker – artwork
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Discogs master|1101149}}
Category:2016 collaborative albums Category:Experimental music albums by English artists