Pink Noise (album)
2021 studio album by Laura Mvula
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Pink Noise is the third studio album by the British singer Laura Mvula, released on 2 July 2021 by Atlantic Records.[13] Its release was five years after The Dreaming Room, released in 2016.[14] The album was preceded by the singles "Safe Passage" and "Church Girl", the latter being issued along with the album's announcement.[15] The album received critical acclaim.[16]
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| Released | 2 July 2021 | |||
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| Length | 37:33 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 89/100[2] |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Clash |  [4] |
| DIY | [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[6] |
| The Arts Desk | [7] |
| The Independent | [8] |
| The Line of Best Fit | [9] |
| NME | [10] |
| The Observer | [11] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ ( )[1] |
| Retro Pop | [12] |
Background
Mvula called the album the one she "always wanted to make", and described it as "made with warm sunset tones of the '80s", saying it "took three years of waiting and waiting and fighting and dying and nothingness and then finally an explosion of sound".[17]
The album follows the 1/f EP, released in February 2021. The EP was named after the technical name for pink noise on the frequency spectrum.[13]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Laura Mvula and Dann Hume.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Safe Passage" | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Conditional" | 2:49 |
| 3. | "Church Girl" | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Remedy" | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Magical" | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Pink Noise" | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Golden Ashes" | 4:09 |
| 8. | "What Matters" (featuring Simon Neil) | 4:08 |
| 9. | "Got Me" | 3:26 |
| 10. | "Before the Dawn" | 4:21 |
| Total length: | 37:33 | |
Personnel
Musicians
- Laura Mvula – lead vocals, backing vocals, synthesizers, synth bass
- Dann Hume – electric guitar (tracks 1–6, 9, 10), percussion (5, 7)
- Karl Rasheed-Abel – bass guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9)
- Oli Rockberger – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4)
- Troy Miller – percussion (tracks 1, 3), drums (5, 6)
- Mike Davis – trumpet (tracks 2, 4–7)
- Tom Walsh – trumpet (tracks 2, 4–7)
- Trevor Mires – trombones, bass trumpet (tracks 2, 4–7)
- James Gardiner-Bateman – saxophones (tracks 2, 4–7)
- Daniel Hutchinson – electric guitar (tracks 5, 8), backing vocals (5)
- Everton Nelson – first violin (tracks 5–7, 10)
- Marianne Haynes – second violin (tracks 5–7, 10)
- Clifton Harrison – viola (tracks 5–7, 10)
- James Douglas – cello (tracks 5–7, 10), backing vocals (5)
- Simon Neil – vocals (track 8)
Technical
- Laura Mvula – production (all tracks), drum arrangements (track 1)
- Dann Hume – production, mixing, engineering (all tracks); drum production (tracks 1–4, 6–10)
- Troy Miller – co-production, string arrangements (tracks 5, 6, 10); additional production (1–4, 7), engineering (5, 6), percussion engineering (1, 3), horn arrangements (2, 4–6),
- Stuart Hawkes – mastering, lacquer cut
- Robbie Nelson – engineering (tracks 5, 6, 10), horn engineering (2, 4, 7), string engineering (7)
- Adam Noble – Simon Neil vocal engineering (track 8)
Visuals
- Danny Kasirye – photography
- Alex Cowper – design
Charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[18] | 6 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[19] | 21 |
| UK R&B Albums (Official Charts)[20] | 1 |
