The album was promoted by five singles: "Imperium", "You're On", "Pay No Mind", "Home" and "Nonsense", while the deluxe version also includes "Icarus", "Finale", "The City", "Cut the Kid", "Technicolor" and a bonus track in collaboration with Vancouver Sleep Clinic.
[5] Leclercq began creating "an Adventure sample pack and a collection of a few signature sounds to use throughout album [...] before writing more songs".
[6] In June, Porter Robinson, a good friend of Leclercq,[7] answered a question regarding Adventure in his Reddit Ask Me Anything as: "i've heard madeon's album and it's FUCKING magificent.
Madeon's press release states:With Adventure, I wanted to capture the feeling and sensibility of my teenage years.
In making the record, I both collaborated in the studio with some of my favourite musicians, and wrote and performed vocals on songs myself, two things I hadn’t really done before with my own music.
The web app allows anyone to mix selected stems from Adventure together using their phone, tablet, computer or Novation Launchpad.
The vinyl included a secret bonus track following the final song of the album Only Way Out called Together, which up until that point had only been played live by Leclercq.
According to a press release, the premise of the music videos is as states:Set in a remote city, in an undefined future, Asteria is restless to see more of the outside world.
[29] The finale of the trilogy, set to "Nonsense" follows Icarus and Asteria on a long journey through the desert to a tower reminiscent of that on the album artwork of Adventure.
Similar to preceding music videos, the Adventure trilogy includes many cryptic messages written in the typical Madeon alphabet.
The website to download Technicolor Archived 9 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine includes a morse code at the bottom of the page translating to "type it" (originally "- -.-- .--.
When directly typing "Icarus fell", the top image of the website will change to "The secret is inside the Pixel Empire".
In September 2014, a new song by Leclercq called "Imperium" was released unofficially as the part of the soundtrack of the video game FIFA 15.
[36] On 18 January 2015, Leclercq announced the third single as "Pay No Mind", featuring Passion Pit, in a BBC Radio 1 interview by Alice Levine.
By the 18th hour, the combination of sleep deprivation, creative frustration and isolation put me in this weird vulnerable state.
Sputnikmusic stated that while many debut albums by other dance music artists received poor recognition, Madeon has made a solid effort.
Digital Spy further stated that "...it's his steely determination to not compromise his art that will serve him best in the long run – and it's that boldness that makes his debut album the strongest of starts to his Adventure.
EDM Chicago meanwhile remarked that "Adventure is proven to be a catalyst for both pop and dance fans alike... it serves an emotional and meaningful purpose that hands-down has propelled it into being definitively one of the best produced records this year.
"[50] In a five-star review, We Got This Covered said that the album is "...One which is filled with good vibes, catchy pop sounds, and a lasting state of euphoria.