Cicada is the self-titled debut album from the electronic

Electronica

Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...

 band Cicada

Cicada (band)

Cicada is the name of a United Kingdom based electronic music band. Members include producers Aaron Gilbert , Alex Payne and several guest vocalists including Tom Smith from Editors, Heidrun Bjornsdottir, Ben Onono, Max Berlin, Bjorn from Pacific! and most recently Megan Quashie, Joel Pott, Nik...

. Released in the UK during summer 2006 on Critical Mass Records, the album contained several songs that the band had released previously as 12-inch single

12-inch single

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s ("Electric Blue", "Cut Right Through", "The Things You Say").

The album spans various styles of electronic music, including house

House music

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, electro

Electro (music)

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, downtempo

Downtempo

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 and dub. Upon release Cicada earned positive reviews by music critics.

Track listing

1. "Edge" – 5:38
2. "You Got Me Feeling" – 5:43
3. "The Things You Say" – 5:06
4. "All About You" – 6:24
5. "Cicadas" – 4:23
6. "Electric Blue" – 4:59
7. "Tricks" – 4:55
8. "Cut Right Through" – 5:28
9. "Reprise" – 4:10
10. "I'm Waiting" – 5:49
11. "Harmonic" – 4:17
12. "Can't Be Doin With Love" – 6:55
13. "Elle Et Moi" – 14:52

"Elle Et Moi" ends at 6:44, and includes the hidden track "Golden Blue", beginning at 8:55