Arise (Zara McFarlane album)

Arise
Studio album by Zara McFarlane
Released	29 September 2017 (2017-09-29)
Length	46:01
Label	Brownswood
Zara McFarlane chronology
If You Knew Her (2014) Arise (2017) Songs of an Unknown Tongue (2020)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	87/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
All About Jazz	[3]
Clash	8/10 [4]
Evening Standard	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
The Sydney Morning Herald	[7]
Tom Hull	B+ ( ) [8]
Uncut	8/10 [9]

Arise is the third studio album by British singer-songwriter Zara McFarlane. It was released on 29 September 2017 through Brownswood Recordings.

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
AllMusic	Best of 2017	N/A	[10]
Bandcamp	Top 100 Albums of 2017	38	[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ode to Kumina"	1:02
2.	"Pride"	4:23
3.	"Fussin' and Fightin'"	5:05
4.	"Peace Begins Within"	4:09
5.	"Stoke the Fire"	4:28
6.	"Freedom Chain"	4:29
7.	"Riddim (Interlude)"	1:29
8.	"Allies or Enemies"	4:04
9.	"In Between Worlds"	4:24
10.	"Silhouette"	5:24
11.	"Fisherman"	3:59
12.	"Ode to Cyril"	3:05

References

1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved 30 March 2019.
2. Kellman, Andy. "Arise - Zara McFarlane". AllMusic . Retrieved 30 March 2019.
3. May, Chris (April 24, 2018). "Zara McFarlane: Arise!". All About Jazz . Retrieved September 30, 2025.
4. Rosebury, Will (2 October 2017). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash . Retrieved 30 March 2019.
5. Cornwell, Jane (29 September 2017). "Zara McFarlane - Arise, review". Evening Standard . Retrieved 30 September 2025.
6. Fordham, John (6 October 2017). "Zara McFarlane: Arise review – jazz sensibilities highlight a class act". The Guardian . Retrieved 30 March 2019.
7. Shea, Matt (October 17, 2017). "Music Reviews: St Vincent, Van Morrison, Niall Horan, Zara McFarlane and more". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved September 30, 2025.
8. Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Zara McFarlane". Tom Hull – on the Web . Retrieved September 30, 2025.
9. Lewis, John (17 October 2017). "Uncut Review". Uncut . Retrieved 30 March 2019.
10. "AllMusic's Best of 2017". AllMusic . Retrieved 30 March 2019.
11. "Bandcamp's Top 100 of 2017". Bandcamp . Retrieved 30 March 2019.