Lamentations (Ngaiire album)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Lamentations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 12 July 2013 | |||
| Length | 36:44 | |||
| Label | Wantok Music | |||
| Producer |
| |||
| Ngaiire chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Lamentations | ||||
| ||||
Lamentations is the debut studio album by Papua New Guinea-born Australian-based singer Ngaiire, released on 12 July 2013. The album name was derived from two sources of inspiration; Dido's Lament, written by English Baroque composer Henry Purcell and performed in his opera Dido and Aeneas, and the Biblical and poetic Book of Lamentations, mourning the destructive fall of Jerusalem.[1]
Cameron Adams from The Daily Telegraph described the album as "electronic but soulful, innovative but accessible and a timeless mating of genres".[2]
Rip It Up magazine called it "poignant" and "melancholic", as well as "invoking a sense of empathy and understanding".[3]
The Music said "Infused with emotion and bursting with talent, Lamentations is a stunning work."[4]
Lulu Ray from Happy Mag said the album "has a depth and darkness to its soundscape that is both unexpected and appreciated."[1] An Amazon editor called the album "Beautiful and well-rounded... [and] a mature and evocative debut."[5]
Sosefina Fuamoli from The AU Review called the album "a wild and eclectic fusion of soul, beats and R&B".[6]