Head Above the Water

Head Above the Water
Head Above the Water
Studio album by Brigid Mae Power
Released	5 June 2020
Studio	The Green Door, Dunfanaghy, Ireland
Length	46:33
Label	Fire
Producer	Brigid Mae Power; Alasdair Roberts; Peter Broderick;
Brigid Mae Power chronology

Last updated February 05, 2024

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.6/10^[2]
Metacritic	82/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Clash	7/10^[5]
The Line of Best Fit	8/10^[6]
Mojo	^[7]
MusicOMH	^[8]
Pitchfork	7.8/10^[9]
The Observer	^[10]

Head Above the Water is the third studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Brigid Mae Power. It was released on 5 June 2020 under Fire Records.^[1]

Critical reception

Head Above the Water was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 82, based on 8 reviews.^[3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album a 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 9 reviews.^[12] AnyDecentMusic? gave the release 7.6 out of 10.^[2]

Track listing

*Head Above the Water* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"On a City Night"	5:09
2.	"Wearing Red That Eve"	3:33
3.	"Wedding of a Friend"	4:39
4.	"Not Yours to Own"	3:25
5.	"I Was Named After You"	6:06
6.	"We Weren't Sure"	4:10
7.	"You Have a Quiet Power"	4:47
8.	"I Had to Keep My Circle Small"	5:18
9.	"The Blacksmith"	5:28
10.	"Head Above the Water"	3:58

Personnel

Brigid Mae Power – lead vocals, producer
Peter Broderick – producer
Liam Chapman – drums
Brian MacGloinn – violin, vocals
Brian Pyle – mastering
Alasdair Roberts – producer
Samuel Smith – engineer

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1 2 "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic? . Retrieved 18 July 2020.
1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved 18 July 2020.
↑ Donelson, Marcy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 July 2020.
↑ Church, Sophie (8 June 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash . Retrieved 19 July 2020.
↑ Honeybourne, Ray (12 June 2020). "Brigid Mae Power asserts herself through a chorus of song styles". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 19 July 2020.
↑ Mulvey, John. "Mojo Magazine Review". Mojo (July 2020): 80. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
↑ Johnson, Steven (5 June 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH . Retrieved 19 July 2020.
↑ Thomson, Graeme (4 June 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork .
↑ Empire, Kitty (7 June 2020). "Brigid Mae Power: Head Above the Water review – quotidian magic". The Observer . Retrieved 19 July 2020.
↑ Pearis, Bill (7 April 2020). "Brigid Mae Power Shares New Single". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved 19 July 2020.
↑ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

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[VF-1] 1 2 Rugoff, Lazlo (27 February 2020). "Singer/Songwriter Brigid Mae Power Announces New Album". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[ADM-2] 1 2 "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic? . Retrieved 18 July 2020.

[MC-3] 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved 18 July 2020.

[4] Donelson, Marcy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 July 2020.

[5] Church, Sophie (8 June 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash . Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[6] Honeybourne, Ray (12 June 2020). "Brigid Mae Power asserts herself through a chorus of song styles". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[7] Mulvey, John. "Mojo Magazine Review". Mojo (July 2020): 80. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[8] Johnson, Steven (5 June 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH . Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[9] Thomson, Graeme (4 June 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork .

[10] Empire, Kitty (7 June 2020). "Brigid Mae Power: Head Above the Water review – quotidian magic". The Observer . Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[11] Pearis, Bill (7 April 2020). "Brigid Mae Power Shares New Single". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[AOTY-12] "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

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v t e Brigid Mae Power
Studio albums	Brigid Mae Power (2016) The Two Worlds (2018) Head Above the Water (2020) Dream from the Deep Well (2023)
Other albums	You Are Here (2010, EP) Ode to an Embryo (2011, EP) Eee Tuts (2013, EP) I Told You the Truth (2014, live) The Ones You Keep Close (2017, EP) Burning Your Light (2021, EP)