In Search of Harperfield | ||||
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Released | 29 January 2016 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 44:23 | |||
Label | Chemikal Underground | |||
Producer | Paul Savage | |||
Emma Pollock chronology | ||||
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Singles from In Search of Harperfield | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 83/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Skinny | [3] |
Drowned in Sound | [4] |
Louder Than War | [5] |
The Quietus | (positive) [6] |
In Search of Harperfield is the third studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter and musician Emma Pollock, released on 29 January 2016 by Chemikal Underground, and was her first studio album in five and a half years following 2010's The Law of Large Numbers. [7]
On release, the album received critical acclaim but it failed to chart. Uncut magazine included it in their Top 75 albums of 2016 list at No. 65. [8]
All tracks are written by Emma Pollock, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Cannot Keep a Secret" | 4:24 |
2. | "Don't Make Me Wait" | 4:10 |
3. | "Alabaster" | 4:32 |
4. | "Clemency" | 2:39 |
5. | "Intermission" | 4:47 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Parks and Recreation" | 3:13 | |
7. | "Vacant Stare" | 3:29 | |
8. | "In the Company of the Damned" |
| 3:34 |
9. | "Dark Skies" | 3:29 | |
10. | "Monster in the Pack" | 4:27 | |
11. | "Old Ghosts" | 5:42 | |
Total length: | 44:23 |
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [9]
Musicians
Production and artwork
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