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Album · Decca Records · released 16 Oct 2026

While the Flood Rages

Max Richter

XLR rating

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Out of 10 · awaiting a listen by the desk

Press score

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Not collected yet · the reviews we read are linked below

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Tracklist

  1. 01Wave After Wave (intro)SGR
  2. 02Wave After WaveSGR
  3. 03Their Eerie MusicSGR
  4. 04Their Eerie Music (outro)SGR
  5. 05While the Flood RagesSGR
  6. 06The City Was a Chaos (intro)SGR
  7. 07The City Was a ChaosSGR
  8. 08SensoriumSGR
  9. 09QuietSGR
  10. 10Tell the Bees (intro)SGR
  11. 11Tell the BeesSGR
  12. 12Data BallisticsSGR
  13. 13Oh Let Me Not Be ProudSGR
  14. 14A Sweet AirSGR
  15. 15AmnioticSGR
  16. 16DawnSGR
  17. 17Background RadiationSGR
  18. 18My Body Is My Earthly ArkSGR
  19. 19Now We Can SingSGR

19 tracks, 71 minutes · Titles and lengths from MusicBrainz ↗ (CC0), checked 16 Oct 2026 · tracks: Skip · Good · On repeat, by the desk, after listening

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What the press said

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Stylesclassicalmodern classicalambientminimalism

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Release data: MusicBrainz ↗, matched from ListenBrainz new releases named in our headlines on 16 Oct 2026