Devotion (Tirzah album)

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Devotion
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Studio album by
Released10 August 2018 (2018-08-10)
Recorded2016–2018
Studio
  • Home (London, United Kingdom)
  • The Green Room (London, UK)
  • Mr. Punch Studios (London, UK)
Genre Pop [1]
Length38:43
Label Domino
Producer Mica Levi
Tirzah chronology
Make It Up
(2015)
Devotion
(2018)
Colourgrade
(2021)
Singles from Devotion
  1. "Gladly"
    Released: 3 May 2018
  2. "Affection"
    Released: 14 July 2018
  3. "Devotion"
    Released: 19 July 2018
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10 [2]
Metacritic 80/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Clash 7/10 [5]
Exclaim! 9/10 [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [8]
Pitchfork 8.3/10 [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [11]
Uncut 7/10 [12]

Devotion is the debut studio album by British musician Tirzah. It was released through Domino on 10 August 2018. [9] [13] [14] [7]

Contents

Reception

On review aggregator Metacritic, Devotion received a score of 80/100, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [15] Kevin Lozano for Pitchfork praised it as "a compelling vision of what imperfect pop music can be", comparing the "sparse" songs to Arthur Russell, and referring to "Devotion" as "excruciatingly emotional". [16] In a positive review for The Skinny, Nadia Younes said that it is "open", "intricate", and "fiercely unique ... one of the most crucial pop records of the year". [17] Writing for PopMatters , Mark Matousek expressed support for Mica Levi's production work on the album and the pair's collaborations prior to Devotion, but says that Tirzah's contributions here cause "dilution" to the instrumentals and criticizes her lyrical obscurity. [18]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tirzah Mastin and Mica Levi, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fine Again" 2:53
2."Do You Know" 3:37
3."Gladly" 3:41
4."Holding On" 3:19
5."Affection" 3:41
6."Basic Need" 3:20
7."Guilty" 2:54
8."Devotion" (featuring Coby Sey)
  • Mastin
  • Levi
  • Coby Sey
4:14
9."Go Now" 3:06
10."Say When" 4:07
11."Reach Hi" 3:51
Total length:38:43

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
UK Official Record Store Chart (OCC) [19] 29
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [20] 22
UK Independent Albums Breakers Chart (OCC) [21] 6
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [22] 5

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