Head Above the Water | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 5 June 2020 | |||
Studio | The Green Door, Dunfanaghy, Ireland[1] | |||
Length | 46:33 | |||
Label | Fire | |||
Producer |
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Brigid Mae Power chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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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]
The first single from the album "Wedding of a Friend" was released on 7 April 2020.[11]
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]
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |