Colourgrade

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Colourgrade
Tirzah - Colourgrade.png
Studio album by
Released1 October 2021 (2021-10-01)
Recorded2019–2021
StudioThe Room Studios (London, UK)
Genre
Length41:03
Label Domino
Producer Mica Levi
Tirzah chronology
Devotion
(2018)
Colourgrade
(2021)
Trip9love
(2023)
Singles from Colourgrade
  1. "Send Me"
    Released: 14 April 2021
  2. "Sink In"
    Released: 20 May 2021
  3. "Tectonic"
    Released: 24 June 2021
  4. "Hive Mind"
    Released: 8 September 2021

Colourgrade is the second studio album by British musician Tirzah. It was released through Domino on 1 October 2021. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Accolades

Colourgrade on year-end lists
PublicationListRankRef.
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2021
13
[4]
The Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2021
17
[5]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 8.5/10 [7]

Track listing

Colourgrade track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Colourgrade"Mica Levi2:58
2."Tectonic"
Levi4:37
3."Hive Mind" (featuring Coby Sey)
  • Mastin
  • Levi
  • Sey
Levi4:05
4."Recipe"
  • Kwake Bass
  • Dean Blunt
2:35
5."Beating"
  • Mastin
  • Levi
Levi3:41
6."Sleeping"
  • Mastin
  • Levi
Levi3:26
7."Crepuscular Rays"
  • Mastin
  • Levi
  • Sey
Levi6:33
8."Send Me"
  • Mastin
  • Levi
  • Sey
Levi4:03
9."Sink In"
  • Mastin
  • Levi
  • Sey
Levi3:57
10."Hips"
  • Mastin
  • Levi
Levi5:03
Total length:41:03

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2021)Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [8] 6
UK Independent Albums Breakers Chart (OCC) [9] 2
UK Official Record Store Chart (OCC) [10] 3
Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] 44
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [12] 3

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