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A New Place 2 Drown is the second album by English singer-songwriter Archy Marshall better known by his stage name King Krule. It was released on 10 December 2015.[1] The album is accompanied by a book published by Topsafe[2] also named A New Place 2 Drown that showcases the poetry and artwork of Archy and his older brother Jack[2] and a short film directed by Will Robson-Scott[3] and Topsafe.[4]

Critical Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[6]
Consequence of Sound(C-)[7]
DIY[8]
Exclaim!(7/10)[9]
Pitchfork(8.6/10)[10]
Spin(7/10)[11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, A New Place 2 Drown received an average score of 74, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5] Ebyan Abdigir of Exclaim! said Marshall reveals himself "through the sound of his combined musical sensibilities and artistry, rather than his gut-punching lyrics and bellowing voice."[9] Pitchfork reviewer Jayson Greene stated that Marshall had "made tremendous strides as a producer" and said that he should produce more music for rap artists. Greene awarded the album a Best New Music accolade.[10]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015
33[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Archy Marshall

No.TitleLength
1."Any God of Yours"1:39
2."Swell"2:09
3."Arise Dear Brother"2:55
4."Ammi Ammi" (featuring Jamie Isaac)3:30
5."Buffed Sky"2:38
6."Sex With Nobody"3:33
7."Eye's Drift"2:22
8."The Sea Liner MK 1"3:36
9."Empty Vessels"3:29
10."New Builds"1:33
11."Dull Boys"3:25
12."Thames Water" (featuring King Krule)7:01
Total length:37:51

References

  1. ^ http://kingkrule.co.uk/home/
  2. ^ a b http://www.anewplace2drown.com
  3. ^ Britton, Luke Morgan (1 December 2015). "King Krule announces 'A New Place 2 Drown' album, book and short film". NME. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. ^ "A NEW PLACE 2 DROWN". www.anewplace2drown.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for A New Place 2 Drown". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  6. ^ Kellman, Andy (n.d.). "A New Place 2 Drown - Archy Marshall". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  7. ^ Cororan, Nina (10 December 2015). "Archy Marshall - A New Place to Drown". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  8. ^ Connick, Tom (10 December 2015). "Archy Marshall - A New Place to Drown". DIY (magazine). Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  9. ^ a b Abdigir, Ebyan (17 December 2015). "Archy Marshall - A New Place to Drown". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  10. ^ a b Greene, Jayson (11 December 2015). "Archy Marshall: A New Place 2 Drown". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  11. ^ Brown, Harley (9 December 2015). "Archy Marshall - A New Place to Drown". Spin. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  12. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Pitchfork. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
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