Arise (Zara McFarlane album)

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Arise
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Studio album by
Released29 September 2017 (2017-09-29)
Length46:01
Label Brownswood
Zara McFarlane chronology
If You Knew Her
(2014)
Arise
(2017)
Songs of an Unknown Tongue
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 87/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Clash 8/10 [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Uncut 8/10 [5]

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

Contents

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
AllMusic Best of 2017
N/A
[6]
Bandcamp Top 100 Albums of 2017
38
[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

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