Ripples (album)
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| Released | 1 February 2019 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 42:43 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Ian Brown | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 5.3/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 62/100[2] |
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| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 5/10[3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 4/10[4] |
| MusicOMH |    [5] |
| NME | [6] |
Ripples is the seventh studio album by English singer Ian Brown, and is fully performed and produced by himself. The album was initially set to be released on 1 March 2019, but soon after the album's release date was brought forward to 1 February 2019. The album's release was announced on 25 October 2018 with the release of the first single "First World Problems".
A music video was released to promote the single and the album. The video shows Brown cycling by the Bridgewater Canal on a bike similar to the one seen in the F.E.A.R. music video. In the video, Brown is seen wearing a sweatshirt with the words “I know the truth and I know what you’re thinking” on the back, a reference to the Stone Roses song "Fools Gold". Throughout the video, Brown plays on several instruments, including guitars, bass, drums, bongos, and a cabasa.[7] This album is Brown's first album for a decade since his previous album My Way (2009) and his first since the reunion and second disbandment of The Stone Roses. The album received mixed reviews from music critics.
