A New Place 2 Drown

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]

A New Place 2 Drown
Studio album by
Archy Marshall
Released10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
Genre
Length37:51
Label
ProducerArchy Marshall
Archy Marshall chronology
6 Feet Beneath the Moon
(2013)		 A New Place 2 Drown
(2015)		 The Ooz
(2017)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.3/10[4]
Metacritic74/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Consequence of SoundC−[7]
DIY[8]
Exclaim!7/10[9]
Financial Times[10]
Now4/5[11]
Pitchfork8.6/10[12]
Spectrum Culture[13]
Spin7/10[14]
Uncut7/10[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 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable 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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Archy Marshall

No.TitleLength
1."Any God of Yours"1:39
2."Swell"2:09
3."Arise Dear Brother"2:55
4."Ammi Ammi" (featuring Jamie Isaac)3:30
5."Buffed Sky"2:38
6."Sex With Nobody"3:33
7."Eye's Drift"2:22
8."The Sea Liner MK 1"3:36
9."Empty Vessels"3:29
10."New Builds"1:33
11."Dull Boys"3:25
12."Thames Water"7:01
Total length:37:51

Charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[17] 12
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] 10

References
  1. "Home – King Krule". Kingkrule.co.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. "A New Place 2 Drown". ANewPlace2Drown.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  3. Britton, Luke Morgan (1 December 2015). "King Krule announces 'A New Place 2 Drown' album, book and short film". NME. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. "A New Place 2 Drown by Archy Marshall reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  5. "Reviews for A New Place 2 Drown by Archy Marshall". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  6. Kellman, Andy. "A New Place 2 Drown – Archy Marshall". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  7. Corcoran, Nina (10 December 2015). "Archy Marshall – A New Place 2 Drown". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  8. Connick, Tom (10 December 2015). "Archy Marshall – A New Place 2 Drown". DIY. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  9. Abdigir, Ebyan (17 December 2015). "Archy Marshall: A New Place to Drown". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  10. Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (18 December 2015). "Archy Marshall: A New Place 2 Drown — review". Financial Times. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  11. Ritchie, Kevin (6 January 2016). "Archy Marshall". Now. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  12. Greene, Jayson (11 December 2015). "Archy Marshall: A New Place 2 Drown". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  13. Bromfield, Daniel (5 January 2016). "Archy Marshall: A New Place 2 Drown". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  14. Brown, Harley (9 December 2015). "Review: Archy Marshall's Alter Egos Are Moody and Mature on 'A New Place 2 Drown'". Spin. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  15. Martin, Piers (March 2016). "Archy Marshall: A New Place 2 Drown". Uncut (226): 76.
  16. "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Pitchfork. 16 December 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  17. "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  18. "Archy Marshall Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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