Production
According to the liner notes, 635 objects were used to create the album. These include traditional instruments, such as violins and guitars, as well as other objects, such as breakfast cereal, gas pumps and coffins.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 81/100[1]
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[2]
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev2score = B+[3]
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3score = B+[4]
| rev4 = The Guardian
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}[5]
| rev5 = MusicOMH
| rev5score = {{Rating|5|5}}[6]
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev6score = 8.8/10[7]
| rev7 = PopMatters
| rev7score = 8/10[8]
| rev8 = Q
| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}[9]
| rev9 = Resident Advisor
| rev9score = 4/5[10]
| rev10 = Uncut
| rev10score = {{Rating|3|5}}[11]
}}At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Scale received an average score of 81% based on 20 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]
Pitchfork placed Scale at number 35 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2006" list.[12] "Something Isn't Right" was ranked at number 17 on Pitchfork{{'}}s "Top 100 Tracks of 2006" list.[13]Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Something Isn't Right
| length1 = 3:45
| title2 = The Movers and the Shakers
| length2 = 4:15
| title3 = Moving Like a Train
| length3 = 5:53
| title4 = Harmonise
| length4 = 5:39
| title5 = We're in Love
| length5 = 4:43
| title6 = Birds of a Feather
| length6 = 5:05
| title7 = Those Feelings
| length7 = 4:23
| title8 = Down
| length8 = 6:12
| title9 = Movie Star
| length9 = 4:14
| title10 = Just Once
| length10 = 6:15
| title11 = Wrong
| length11 = 1:02
}}Charts
References
1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/scale/matthew-herbert|title=Scale by Matthew Herbert|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/scale-mw0000448702|title=Scale – Herbert|publisher=AllMusic|first=Andy|last=Kellman|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://music.avclub.com/herbert-scale-1798201810|title=Herbert: Scale|work=The A.V. Club|first=Andy|last=Battaglia|date=28 June 2006|accessdate=28 April 2018}}
4. ^{{cite journal|title=Herbert: Scale|work=Entertainment Weekly|first=Ryan|last=Dombal|date=2 June 2006|page=83}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/may/26/popandrock.shopping2|title=Herbert, Scale|work=The Guardian|first=John|last=Burgess|date=26 May 2006|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/matthew-herbert-scale|title=Herbert – Scale|work=MusicOMH|first=Clair|last=Whitefield|date=29 May 2006|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9072-scale/|title=Matthew Herbert: Scale|work=Pitchfork|first=Jess|last=Harvell|date=2 June 2006|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/matthew-herbert-scale/|title=Matthew Herbert: Scale|work=PopMatters|first=Dan|last=Raper|date=23 June 2006|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
9. ^{{cite journal|title=Herbert: Scale|work=Q|issue=240|date=July 2006|page=118}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=3904|title=Herbert – Scale|work=Resident Advisor|first=Joshua|last=Meggitt|date=28 July 2006|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
11. ^{{cite journal|title=Herbert: Scale|work=Uncut|issue=109|date=June 2006|page=103}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6510-top-50-albums-of-2006/2/|title=Top 50 Albums of 2006 (2/5)|work=Pitchfork|date=19 December 2006|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6508-the-top-100-tracks-of-2006/9/|title=The Top 100 Tracks of 2006 (9/10)|work=Pitchfork|date=18 December 2006|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|47022|Scale}}
{{Matthew Herbert}} 3 : 2006 albums|Matthew Herbert albums|Studio !K7 albums