A New Place 2 Drown | ||||
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Studio album by Archy Marshall | ||||
Released | 10 December 2015 | |||
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Length | 37:51 | |||
Label | XL Recordings, True Panther | |||
Archy Marshall chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 74/100 |
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Source | Rating |
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Consequence of Sound | (C-) |
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Exclaim! | (7/10) |
Pitchfork | (8.6/10) |
Spin | (7/10) |
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. The album is accompanied by a book published by Topsafe also named A New Place 2 Drown that showcases the poetry and artwork of Archy and his older brother Jack and a short film directed by Will Robson-Scott and Topsafe.
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". 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."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.
All tracks written by Archy Marshall.