Wingdings (album)

ʅ͡(̸̢̛̼)̸͚͛:̴͓̑:̸͎̂ ҉ ͡ ͞ ͞ ͞ ҉● ࿀ ● ࿀ ● ҉⃝ ⃝͢ ͞ ͘ ͞⃝̕ ͢ ̛ ⃝ ̸ ̡ ͢⃝̧ ͡ ͡ ̀ ̧ ̢⃝͜ ҉ ͞ ͞ ⃝͞ ͘ ͞ ͡⃝ ⃝҉҈҉҈҉҈҉҈҉҈҉ :̶̢͙͆(̷̮͂)̵̳̊( ҈͜͢ͅ l̡ ̡͌ Ɵʅ͡(̸̢
Studio album by
⣎⡇ꉺლ༽இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ ༽ৣৢ؞ৢ؞ؖ ꉺლ
ReleasedJune 12, 2026 (2026-06-12)
GenreElectronic[1]
Length37:11
LabelText
ProducerKieran Hebden

ʅ͡(̸̢̛̼)̸͚͛:̴͓̑:̸͎̂ ҉ ͡ ͞ ͞ ͞ ҉● ࿀ ● ࿀ ● ҉⃝ ⃝͢ ͞ ͘ ͞⃝̕ ͢ ̛ ⃝ ̸ ̡ ͢⃝̧ ͡ ͡ ̀ ̧ ̢⃝͜ ҉ ͞ ͞ ⃝͞ ͘ ͞ ͡⃝ ⃝҉҈҉҈҉҈҉҈҉҈҉ :̶̢͙͆(̷̮͂)̵̳̊( ҈͜͢ͅ l̡ ̡͌ Ɵʅ͡(̸̢, also known as Wingdings, is the debut studio album by the English musician Kieran Hebden under the alias ⣎⡇ꉺლ༽இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ ༽ৣৢ؞ৢ؞ؖ ꉺლ, known colloquially as "Wingdings". It was surprise released by Text Records as a limited vinyl on June 12, 2026, before being released on streaming services on July 3, 2026.[a]

Background and release

In 2017, Kieran Hebden, known as Four Tet, began releasing music under the alias ⣎⡇ꉺლ༽இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ ༽ৣৢ؞ৢ؞ؖ ꉺლ, colloquially referred to as "Wingdings". The project serves as a companion to a 192-hour Spotify playlist that he created with a similar name; both it and the alias △▃△▓ were originally used to release tracks that could only be found in the playlist.[1][3]

The album was released through Text as a vinyl limited to 2000 copies on June 12, 2026.[4] It was released on streaming services on July 3, 2026.[5][a] Many of its tracks were previously released as singles under different names; three tracks come from a previously released extended play (EP).[1] The unconventional names given to the album and its tracks broke iTunes for people attempting to import the albums from Bandcamp; the album is also broken on the music website Last.fm.[6] Some tracks have previously appeared in DJ sets played by Hebden;[7] track 5 appeared in a Boiler Room set from Fred Again with the title "Feelings"[b] under the alias KH.[8][9]

Music

The album, as described by The Verge, is more dance-focused than Hebden's other works. Tracks also build up to an "ecstatic and spiritual" climax with deeper textures.[9] The synth of track one resembles the tone of a Indian tiger. Track two features house groove with harp synths. Track three has an uneven rhythm similar to dubstep. Track four features fast-moving hi-hat rhythm with bitcrushed sounds. Track five, which samples "I'm a Slave 4 U", captures the appeal of contemporary UK house. Track six is reminiscent of 90s IDM musicians like Arovane.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork8.0/10[1]

The album received critical acclaim upon release. Pitchfork writer Philip Sherburne called the album "the summation of decades of Hebden's work", going on to praise several of its tracks.[1] The Verge editor Terrence O'Brien described it as a "celebration", calling the tracks "undeniable, infectious, and highly polished" in spite of Hebden's method of releasing the album.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by ⣎⡇ꉺლ༽இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ ༽ৣৢ؞ৢ؞ؖ ꉺლ.

No.TitleLength
1."(̸̢̛̼̞̭͋ͅ)̸͚̰͛̔̾̀̿͒͂v̴̢͚͚͎ȯ̶̞̮͖̑̈́OOOOOOooo☼⃝☼⃝◉࿃ूੂ࿃ूੂੂ ʅ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡()ʃ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡ ꐑ(ఠీੂȯ̶̞̮͖̑̈́̿)̸̳̥̰̜̥̺̐ͅ࿃ूੂ✧⃛✧⃛)̴͎̜͍̱̋̌͋̓̾̚͜ ̷̨̢̥̅͝ͅ(̸̢̛̼̞̭͋ͅ)̸͚̰͛̔̾̀̿͒͂:̴͓̞̑̌̂̆̊͋̀:̸͎̟̯̂̓̌:̶̢͙͙͕̠̩͆(̷̮͍͚̫͚͂"5:37
2."༼༭ຶཬɷԾㅍㅍ)აِّّْٕٔٓٓ ˓˚✧₊⁎❝᷀ົཽ*ೃ:(꒡͡  ❝᷀ົཽ ꉺლ༽:̸͎̟̯̂̓̌:̶̢͙͙͕̠̩͆(̷̮͍͚̫͚͂̍)̵̳̗̊(　̟̞̝̜̙̘̗̖҉̵̴̨̧̢̡̼̻̺̹̳̲̱̰̯̮̭̬̫̪̩̦̥̤̣̠҈͈͇͉͍͎͓͔͕͖͙͚͜͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢ͅ l̡̡̡ ̡͌ Ɵʅ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡(̸̢̛̼̞̭͋ͅ)̸͚̰͛̔̾̀̿͒͂v̴̢͚͚͎ȯ̶̞̮͖̑̈́)̸̳̥̰̜̥̺̐ͅ)̴͎̜͍̱̋̌͋̓̾̚ ̷̨ ☼⃝◞⊖◟ ∷፨◉☼⃝◞⊖◟☼⃝ꉂꆭ(☼⃝❁)ᕗ　　҉⃝ ʅ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡　̟̞̝̜̙̘̗̖҉̵̴̨̧̢̡̼̻̺̹̳̲̱̰̯̮̭̬̫̪̩̦̥̤̣"6:03
3."☼⃝☼　⃝͢ 　̢⃝͜ ☼⃝☼⃝:̴͓̞̑̌̂̆̊͋̀:̸͎̟̯̂̓̌:̶̢͙͙͕̠̩͆(̷̮͍͚̫͚͂̍)̵̳̗̊(ㅍ◟ㅍ)აِّّْٕٔٓٓ ˓˚✧₊⁎❝᷀ົཽ*ೃ:(꒡͡  ❝᷀ົཽ ꉺლ༽༼இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ 　̟̞̝̜̙̘̗̖҉̵̴̨̧̢̡̼̻̺̹̳̲̱̰̯̮̭̬̫̪̩̦̥̤̣̠҈͈͇͉͍͎͓͔͕͖͙͚͜͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢ͅ 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　⦁ 　　　　　　　　　　　　 ⦁ 　　　　　　　　　　　⦁ 　　 　　༽ৣৢ؞ৢ؞ؖ ཥ•̫͡•ཤꉺ༽♡(•ི̛ᴗ͇ˊ̑⁾ ἴृ ⁽(༽۩۪؞ءؙۜؖۛ ّّٕٓٔٓٙٓ͡༼Ծɷ༼(⁽*(ू•‧̫"3:56
4."☼⃝☼⃝◉　҉⃝O☼⃝⊖☼⃝☼⃝❁　҉⃝☼⃝☼⃝　⃝͢ 　̢⃝͜ ☼⃝☼⃝:̴͓̞̑̌̂̆̊͋̀:̸͎̟̯̂̓̌:̶̢͙͙͕̠̩͆(̷̮͍͚̫͚͂̍)̵̳̗̊(　̟̞̝̜̙̘̗̖҉̵̴̨̧̢̡̼̻̺̹̳̲̱̰̯̮̭̬̫̪̩̦̥̤̣̠҈͈͇͉͍͎͓͔͕͖͙͚͜͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢ͅ l̡̡̡ ̡͌ Ɵʅ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡(̸̢̛̼̞̭͋ͅ)̸͚̰͛̔̾̀̿͒͂v̴̢͚͚͎ȯ̶̞̮͖̑̈́)̸̳̥̰̜̥̺̐ͅ"4:21
5."☼⃝☼⃝◉　҉⃝O◉◖ƪ⊁◞..◟⊀　̟̞̝̜̙̘̗̖҉̵̴̨̧̢̡̼̻̺̹̳̲̱̰̯̮̭̬̫̪̩̦̥̤̣̠҈͈͇͉͍͎͓͔͕͖͙͚͜͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢ͅ 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　⦁ 　　　　　　　　　　　　 ⦁ 　　　　　　　　　　　⦁ 　　 　　❍|◗щ (*ㅇ△ Φ☆)ノ☼⃝⊖☼⃝☼⃝❁　҉⃝☼⃝☼⃝　⃝͢ 　̢⃝͜ ☼⃝☼⃝______oOo___________+-_.:._-*”+-_.:._-*"+-_.:._-*"+-_.:._-*"+-_.:._-*"+-_.:"4:33
6."° *¸.·* ´¨・*・ .　°。·´¨´゜࿃ूੂ✧⃛✧⃛:̸͎̟̯̂̓̌:̶̢͙͙͕̠̩͆(̷̮͍͚̫͚͂̍)̵̳̗̊(　̟̞̝̜̙̘̗̖҉̵̴̨̧̢̡̼̻̺̹̳̲̱̰̯̮̭̬̫̪̩̦̥̤̣̠҈͈͇͉͍͎͓͔͕͖͙͚͜͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢͢ͅ l̡̡̡ ̡͌ *´¨　　⃝͢ ∷፨◉☼⃝◞⊖◟☼⃝　⃝͢ ∷፨◉☼⃝◞⊖◟☼⃝　⃝͢ ∷፨◉☼⃝◞⊖◟☼⃝　⃝͢ ∷፨◉☼⃝◞⊖◟☼⃝　⃝͢ ∷፨◉☼⃝◞⊖◟☼⃝　⃝͢ ∷፨◉☼⃝◞⊖◟☼⃝　⃝͢ ∷፨◉☼⃝◞⊖◟☼⃝　⃝͢ ∷፨◉☼⃝◞⊖◟☼⃝　⃝͢ ∷፨◉☼⃝◞⊖◟☼⃝　⃝͢ ∷፨◉☼⃝◞⊖◟☼⃝　⃝͢ ∷፨◉☼⃝◞⊖◟☼⃝　"3:33
7."Ɵʅ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡(̸̢̛̼̞̭͋ͅ)̸͚̰͛̔̾̀̿͒͂v̴̢͚͚͎ȯ̶̞̮͖̑̈́)̸̳̥̰̜̥̺̐ͅ)̴͎̜͍̱̋̌͋̓̾̚ ̷̨ ☼⃝◞⊖◟ ʅ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡(̸̢̛̼̞̭͋ͅ)̸͚̰͛̔̾̀̿͒͂ȯ̶̞̮͖̑̈́)̸̳̥̰̜̥̺̐ͅv̴̢͚͚͎͎̞͒͊̎ȯ̶̞̮͖̑̈́̿)̸̳̥̰̜̥̺̐ͅ)̴͎̜͍̱̋̌͋̓̾̚͜ ̷̨̢̥̅͝ͅ(̸̢̛̼̞̭͋ͅ)̸͚̰͛̔̾̀̿͒͂:̴͓̞̑̌̂̆̊͋̀:̸͎̟̯̂̓̌:̶̢͙͙͕̠̩͆(̷̮͍͚̫͚͂̍̒̋̕)̵̳̗̊̍̽́ ̵͍̪̲̀̍ ̴̤̚ ̴̹̙͙̻̓̉̚͝V̸̘̅̀̒̃̚V̴̠̼̩̘͈̦̥̉͋̐͗͌͠V̵̪̮̅̉̓"5:37
8."　҉　　　　　҉　　　　　͡　͞　҉　　　　　͡　͞　͞　͞　҉● ࿀ ●  ࿀  ●　　　҉⃝ 　　　⃝͢ ͞　　　͘　͞⃝̕ ͢　　　　̛　⃝ 　　　̸　̡　　͢⃝̧ 　͡　͡　　̀　̧　̢⃝͜ 　 　҉　　͞　͞　⃝͞ 　͘　͞　͡⃝  ⃝҉҈҉҈҉҈҉҈҉҈҉ 　͞　͞　҉● ࿀ ●  ࿀  ●　　　҉⃝ 　　　⃝͢ ͞　　　͘　͞⃝̕ ͢　　　　̛　⃝ 　　　̸　̡　　͢⃝̧ 　͡　͡　　̀　̧　̢⃝͜ 　 　҉　　͞　͞　⃝͞ 　͘　͞　͡⃝  ⃝҉҈҉҈҉҈҉҈҉҈҉ 　͡　͞　͞　͞　҉　҉　　　　　͡　͞　͞　͞　҉● ࿀ ●  ࿀  ●　　　҉⃝ 　　　⃝͢ ͞　"3:28
Total length:37:11

See also

  • Zalgo text – Digital text modified to appear frightening or glitchy

Notes

  1. 1 2 The label is listed on streaming services as ҉҈҉҈҉҈҉҈҉҈҉⃝ ҉.[2]
  2. ↑ Boiler Room does not provide a track name.[8]

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