Critical reception
Chaos and the Calm received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 58, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 9 reviews.
Track listing
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13. | "Running" | Bay | Bay | 3:36 |
14. | "Clocks Go Forward" | | Green | 4:10 |
15. | "Stealing Cars" | | Green | 3:43 |
Charts and certifications
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