A New Place 2 Drown
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| A New Place 2 Drown | ||||
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| Released | 10 December 2015 | |||
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| Length | 37:51 | |||
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| Producer | Archy Marshall | |||
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A New Place 2 Drown is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Archy Marshall, better known by his stage name King Krule. It was released on 10 December 2015 via True Panther Sounds and XL Recordings.[1] The album is accompanied by a book published by Topsafe[2] also named A New Place 2 Drown that showcases the poetry and artwork of Archy and his older brother Jack[2] and a short film directed by Will Robson-Scott.[3]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.3/10[4] |
| Metacritic | 74/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Consequence of Sound | C−[7] |
| DIY | [8] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[9] |
| Financial Times | [10] |
| Now | 4/5[11] |
| Pitchfork | 8.6/10[12] |
| Spectrum Culture |  [13] |
| Spin | 7/10[14] |
| Uncut | 7/10[15] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, A New Place 2 Drown received an average score of 74, based on six reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews".[5] Ebyan Abdigir of Exclaim! said Marshall reveals himself "through the sound of his combined musical sensibilities and artistry, rather than his gut-punching lyrics and bellowing voice."[9] Pitchfork reviewer Jayson Greene stated that Marshall had "made tremendous strides as a producer" and said that he should produce more music for rap artists. Greene awarded the album a Best New Music accolade.[12]
Pitchfork placed A New Place 2 Drown at number 33 on its list of "The 50 Best Albums of 2015".[16]
