Radio Red

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Radio Red
Laura Groves - Radio Red.png
Studio album by
Released11 August 2023 (2023-08-11)
Genre Pop [1]
Length44:19
Label Bella Union
Producer Laura Groves
Laura Groves chronology
Blue Roses
(2009)
Radio Red
(2023)

Radio Red is the second album by British singer-songwriter Laura Groves, and her first under her own name. It was released on 11 August 2023 through Bella Union, and features a sole guest appearance by Sampha. The album received positive reviews from critics.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Paste 8.3/10 [1]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Beats Per Minute 77% [4]

Radio Red received a score of 84 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on four critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [2] Mojo called it "expansive, restless, subtly volatile, [and] intriguing enough to keep it locked", while Uncut highlighted "the tracks that dispense with the drums and move into woozy, beatless territory, using choral harmonies and FX-laden electric pianos". [2]

Paste 's Matt Mitchell described it as "a triumphant display of how wide a creative palette can stretch" and "a pop record through and through", concluding that it is also a "crystalline, shimmering pop enterprise that dares to ask what a project might look like when a synthesizer takes a backseat to a career-defining vocal performance". [1] Joe Goggins of The Skinny wrote that Groves's "cleverly layered vocals do much of the heavy lifting" and that the album "bears all the hallmarks of a carefully constructed labour of love, one rendered all the more elegant by the glacial pace of its gestation". [3]

Track listing

Radio Red track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Sky at Night"4:31
2."Good Intention"3:42
3."Synchronicity"4:32
4."D 4 N" (featuring Sampha)5:25
5."I'm Not Crying"4:30
6."Any Day Now"4:05
7."Time"4:57
8."Sarah"4:19
9."Make a Start"3:46
10."Silver Lining"4:32
Total length:44:19

Charts

Chart performance for Radio Red
Chart (2023)Peak
position
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [5] 44

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mitchell, Matt (9 August 2023). "Album of the Week | Laura Groves: Radio Red". Paste . Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Radio Red by Laura Groves Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 Goggins, Joe (8 August 2023). "Laura Groves album review: Radio Red". The Skinny . Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  4. Reis, Ethan (23 August 2023). "Album Review: Laura Groves – Radio Red". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  5. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 August 2023.