Love from London

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Love From London
Love from London - Robyn Hitchcock album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released2013
Recorded2013
Genre Folk pop
Length40:36
Label Yep Roc
Producer Paul Noble
Robyn Hitchcock chronology
Tromsø, Kaptein
(2011)
Love From London
(2013)
The Man Upstairs
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (77/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club (B+) [4]
BBC Music (favourable) [5]
Consequence of Sound (B-) [6]
Delusions of Adequacy (80/100) [7]
Filter (78/100) [8]
Magnet (60/100) [9]
Mojo (80/100) [10]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Q (80/100) [13]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Uncut (80/100) [16]
Under the Radar (60/100) [17]

Love From London is the nineteenth studio album by Robyn Hitchcock, released on March 5, 2013, on the label Yep Roc Records.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robyn Hitchcock.

No.TitleLength
1."Harry's Song"4:20
2."Be Still"4:14
3."Stupefied"3:02
4."I Love You"3:32
5."Devil on a String"4:47
6."Strawberries Dress"3:28
7."Death and Love"4:09
8."Fix You"3:51
9."My Rain"2:56
10."End of Time"6:26

Reception

The album was well received by critics: according to Metacritic, the album has received an average review score of 77/100, based on 16 reviews.

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