Head Above the Water
A blue-tinted photo of Power
Studio album by
Released5 June 2020 (2020-06-05)
StudioThe Green Door, Dunfanaghy, Ireland[1]
Length46:33
LabelFire
Producer
  • Brigid Mae Power
  • Alasdair Roberts
  • Peter Broderick
Brigid Mae Power chronology
The Two Worlds
(2018)
Head Above the Water
(2020)
Burning Your Lights
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[2]
Metacritic82/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Clash7/10[5]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[6]
Mojo[7]
MusicOMH[8]
Pitchfork7.8/10[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]

Critical reception

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]

Track listing

Head Above the Water track listing
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

  • Brigid Mae Power – lead vocals, producer
  • Peter Broderick – producer
  • Liam Chapman – drums
  • Brian MacGloinn – violin, vocals
  • Brian Pyle – mastering
  • Alasdair Roberts – producer
  • Samuel Smith – engineer

References

  1. 1 2 Rugoff, Lazlo (27 February 2020). "Singer/Songwriter Brigid Mae Power Announces New Album". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. Donelson, Marcy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. Church, Sophie (8 June 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  6. Honeybourne, Ray (12 June 2020). "Brigid Mae Power asserts herself through a chorus of song styles". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  7. Mulvey, John. "Mojo Magazine Review". Mojo (July 2020): 80. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  8. Johnson, Steven (5 June 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  9. Thomson, Graeme (4 June 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork.
  10. Empire, Kitty (7 June 2020). "Brigid Mae Power: Head Above the Water review – quotidian magic". The Observer. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  11. Pearis, Bill (7 April 2020). "Brigid Mae Power Shares New Single". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  12. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 18 July 2020.


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