| Cool Dry Place | ||||
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| Released | February 19, 2021 | |||
| Genre | Indie folk [1] | |||
| Length | 28:22 | |||
| Label | Keeled Scales | |||
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Cool Dry Place is the debut studio album by American indie folk musician Katy Kirby. The album was released on February 19, 2021, through Keeled Scales. [2]
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.8/10 [3] |
| Metacritic | 84/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Line of Best Fit |   [6] |
| Consequence of Sound |  [1] |
| Under the Radar | 8.0/10 [7] |
| Paste | 7.6/10 [8] |
| Beats Per Minute [9] | 7.7/10 |
All tracks are written by Katy Kirby
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eyelids" | 1:40 |
| 2. | "Juniper" | 2:39 |
| 3. | "Peppermint" | 2:20 |
| 4. | "Traffic!" | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Tap Twice" | 2:37 |
| 6. | "Secret Language" | 3:42 |
| 7. | "Portals" | 3:03 |
| 8. | "Cool Dry Place" | 5:00 |
| 9. | "Listening" | 3:25 |
| 10. | "Fireman" | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 28:17 | |
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