A New Place 2 Drown

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A New Place 2 Drown
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Studio album by
Archy Marshall
Released10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
Genre
Length37:51
Label
Producer Archy Marshall
Archy Marshall chronology
6 Feet Beneath the Moon
(2013)		A New Place 2 Drown
(2015)		 The Ooz
(2017)

A New Place 2 Drown is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Archy Marshall, better known by his stage name King Krule. It was released on 10 December 2015 via True Panther Sounds and XL Recordings. [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]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.3/10 [4]
Metacritic 74/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Consequence of Sound C− [7]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Exclaim! 7/10 [9]
Financial Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Now 4/5 [11]
Pitchfork 8.6/10 [12]
Spectrum CultureStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [13]
Spin 7/10 [14]
Uncut 7/10 [15]

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 six 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. [12]

Pitchfork placed A New Place 2 Drown at number 33 on its list of "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". [16]

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"7:01
Total length:37:51

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [17] 12
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [18] 10

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References

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  2. 1 2 "A New Place 2 Drown". ANewPlace2Drown.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  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 by Archy Marshall reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Reviews for A New Place 2 Drown by Archy Marshall". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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  8. ↑ Connick, Tom (10 December 2015). "Archy Marshall – A New Place 2 Drown". DIY . Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  9. 1 2 Abdigir, Ebyan (17 December 2015). "Archy Marshall: A New Place to Drown". Exclaim! . Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  10. ↑ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (18 December 2015). "Archy Marshall: A New Place 2 Drown — review" . Financial Times . Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  11. ↑ Ritchie, Kevin (6 January 2016). "Archy Marshall". Now . Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  12. 1 2 Greene, Jayson (11 December 2015). "Archy Marshall: A New Place 2 Drown". Pitchfork . Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  13. ↑ Bromfield, Daniel (5 January 2016). "Archy Marshall: A New Place 2 Drown". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  14. ↑ Brown, Harley (9 December 2015). "Review: Archy Marshall's Alter Egos Are Moody and Mature on 'A New Place 2 Drown'". Spin . Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  15. ↑ Martin, Piers (March 2016). "Archy Marshall: A New Place 2 Drown". Uncut (226): 76.
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  18. ↑ "Archy Marshall Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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