Darling Arithmetic is the third studio album from the twice Mercury Prize-nominated Irish indie folk band Villagers, released on April 10, 2015, via Domino Records.
The album was received positively by music critics, and currently holds a score of 76 on review aggregator website Metacritic.
"[7] Music critic with the New York Times, Nate Chinen also remarked on the change in sound stating "For the third Villagers album, “Darling Arithmetic,” Mr. O’Brien has scaled back radically, turning out something that resembles an old-fashioned folk-rock confessional.
"[4] Darling Arithmetic was also heralded in O'Brien's home country of Ireland with Tony Clayton-Lea of the Irish Times remarking that the album "proves that O’Brien – stripped back and wilfully solo – is just as potent and pure.
"[17] While music critic Stephen White of the Last Mixed Tape called it "a deeply personal record that connects in a real and unmistakable way".