Stumpwork (album)

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Stumpwork
Dry Cleaning - Stumpwork.png
Studio album by
Dry Cleaning
Released21 October 2022 (2022-10-21)
Studio Rockfield Studios, Wales
Length45:16
Label 4AD
Producer John Parish
Dry Cleaning chronology
New Long Leg
(2021)		Stumpwork
(2022)
Singles from Stumpwork
  1. "Don't Press Me"
    Released: 14 June 2022
  2. "Anna Calls From the Arctic"
    Released: 26 July 2022
  3. "Gary Ashby"
    Released: 7 September 2022
  4. "No Decent Shoes for Rain"
    Released: 11 October 2022
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.4/10 [1]
Metacritic 85/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
Paste 8.3/10 [8]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Uncut 9/10 [11]
Under the Radar 8.5/10 [12]

Stumpwork is the second studio album by English post-punk band Dry Cleaning. It was released on 21 October 2022, on 4AD Records.

Contents

Background

In June 2022, the band announced a new single, "Don't Press Me", which premiered on BBC Radio 6 Music on 14 June. That same day they announced that their second album Stumpwork would be released on 21 October 2022. [13] [14] As with their debut, the album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales, and produced by John Parish. [15]

Critical reception

At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards the art directors of Stumpwork, Luke Brooks, James Theseus Buck and Annie Collinge, won the Grammy Award for Best Recording Package for the album. [16] [17]

Year-end lists
PublicationListRankRef
Crack Best Albums of 202238 [18]
DIY DIY's Albums of 202210 [19]
Mojo The 50 Best Albums of 20229 [20]
NME The 50 Best Albums of 202225 [21]
Northern TransmissionTop 50 Albums of 202227
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 202237 [22]
Popmatters The 25 Best Indie Albums of 20224 [23]
Slant Magazine The 50 Best Albums of 202231 [24]
Slate The Best Albums of 2022Honorable Mention [25]
Uncut The Best New Albums of 202224 [26]
Under the Radar The 100 Best Albums of 202213 [27]
Uproxx The Best Indie Albums of 2022N/A [28]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Florence Shaw; all music is composed by Florence Shaw, Lewis Maynard, Tom Dowse, and Nick Buxton

No.TitleLength
1."Anna Calls from the Arctic"4:57
2."Kwenchy Kups"2:45
3."Gary Ashby"2:10
4."Driver's Story"3:41
5."Hot Penny Day"3:37
6."Stumpwork"4:11
7."No Decent Shoes for Rain"5:57
8."Don't Press Me"1:50
9."Conservative Hell"3:48
10."Liberty Log"6:52
11."Icebergs"5:23
Total length:45:16

Personnel

Dry Cleaning

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Stumpwork
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [29] 77
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [30] 30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [31] 135
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [32] 51
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [33] 33
Scottish Albums (OCC) [34] 9
UK Albums (OCC) [35] 11
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [36] 4
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [37] 13
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [38] 34

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