Welcome Reality is the first album by UK dubstep

Dubstep

Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....

 act Nero

Nero (band)

Nero are an electronic music act from London, England consisting of Daniel Stephens and Joe Ray. Alana Watson provides vocals on many of the duo's songs, though she is not officially a band member. On 6 December 2010, Nero were announced as nominees for the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll.-History:Nero...

. A concept album

Concept album

In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...

, it was released in Ireland on 12 August 2011 and the rest of the world on 15 August 2011 except Australia and New Zealand which was released on 19 August 2011 on Chase & Status

Chase & Status

Chase & Status are an electronic music production duo from London consisting of Saul Milton and Will Kennard. MC Rage & Andy Gangadeen also make up the live band.-2003-2005:...

's MTA Records.

Singles

• "Innocence" was the first single released from the album, it was released on 26 April 2010. It peaked at number 167 on the UK Singles Chart
  UK Singles Chart
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• "Me & You
  Me & You (Nero song)
  "Me and You" is a single from drum and bass duo Nero that appears on their debut album Welcome Reality and features vocals from frequent collaborator Alana. The single was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on 2 January 2011, with a 12" vinyl available the following day...
  
  " was the second single released from the album, it was released on 2 January 2011. It peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart
  UK Singles Chart
  The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
  
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• "Guilt
  Guilt (Nero song)
  "Guilt" is the third single from English dubstep duo Nero, featuring vocals from frequent collaborator Alana Watson. It was released as a digital download on 22 April 2011 by Chase & Status' record label, MTA Records...
  
  " was the third single released from the album, it was released on 22 April 2011. It peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart
  UK Singles Chart
  The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
  
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• "Promises
  Promises (Nero song)
  "Promises" is a song by English electronic duo Nero from their debut album, Welcome Reality. It was released as the fourth single from the album on August 5, 2011. The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on August 14, becoming the group's first number-one single...
  
  " was the fourth single released from the album, it was released on 5 August 2011. It entered the UK Singles Chart
  UK Singles Chart
  The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
  
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• "Crush on You
  Crush on You (Nero song)
  "Crush on You" is a song by English dubstep duo Nero from their début album, Welcome Reality. It was released as the fifth single from the album on 16 October 2011. The song has so far peaked to number 37 on the UK Singles Chart and number 7 on the UK Dance Chart...
  
  " was the fifth single released from the album, it was released on 16 October 2011. It has peaked at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart
  UK Singles Chart
  The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
  
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• "Reaching Out" will be the sixth single released from the album on 26 December 2011.

Critical Response

"Welcome Reality" has received generally positive reviews. Spin

Spin (magazine)

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 gave the album a score of 7/10, and wrote, "Alana Watson gives Nero's robotic skronk a rare injection of humanity, and the U.K. producers are smart enough to build most of their debut full-length around her husky voice, skipping the sampled spasticity of Skrillex in favor of Daft Punk's melodic big beat, '80s-inspired electro-pop, and stadium-sized mash-ups of squealing guitar and windy synths."

Track listing

Charts

Charts (2011)	Peak Position
Australian Albums Chart (ARIA)	12
Belgian Albums Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995...  (Flanders)	29
Irish Albums Chart International Recording Media Association The International Recording Media Association , previously known as the International Tape Association , is an international trade association dealing with every facet of recording, media and related industries...	52
New Zealand Albums Chart	32
Swiss Albums Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	88
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	1
US Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...	6
US Dance/Electronic Albums	9

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Australia	12 August 2011	Digital download, CD	MTA Records
Ireland
Germany
New Zealand
Spain
United Kingdom