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A New Place 2 Drown
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  • Summary: The album is part of a multimedia project from the British artist better known as King Krule and his older brother Jack.
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Sex with Nobody
"We're here to help. Catching canaries is all part of the job. For those of you who are way ahead of me can say something about a bird in the hand... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Pitchfork
    Dec 11, 2015
    86
    He's made tremendous strides as a producer, to the point where his touch exceeds Rodaidh McDonald's work on his debut. His sound is more three-dimensional, a series of shrouded corners and murmured conversations. This is wandering, grey-skies music, finding pleasure and even sensuality in solitude.
  2. DIY Magazine
    Dec 11, 2015
    80
    Turning the lens on himself, it’s more introspective, touching on relationships and self-worth without ever losing that smirk and shrug in his delivery.
  3. NOW Magazine
    Jan 7, 2016
    80
    It's early morning or late-night music, and more than capturing a specific place and aimless time, A New Place 2 Drown is a soundtrack for a slowed-down pace of life.
  4. Spin
    Dec 11, 2015
    70
    The occasionally somewhat disturbing words he pens for that medium knock around on the page with the same ease that they roll out of his mouth.
  5. Uncut
    Feb 2, 2016
    70
    If this is a window to his world, we can barely see a thing. [Mar 2016, p.76]
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  6. Exclaim
    Dec 16, 2015
    70
    As a follow-up to 6 Feet Beneath the Moon, ANPTD lacks the charm that made his 2013 record amiable. This new work finds Marshall revealing himself through the sound of his combined musical sensibilities and artistry.
  7. Consequence
    Dec 11, 2015
    42
    This is music created under the role of the supportive brother, and for much of it, he’s too focused on his sibling’s creations to fully flesh out his own work.

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  1. Marselos
    Feb 9, 2018
    10
    A NEW PLACE 2 DROWN by Archy Marshall is like a soundtrack 2 my life. This smoothness how one track goes from one to another also deep andA NEW PLACE 2 DROWN by Archy Marshall is like a soundtrack 2 my life. This smoothness how one track goes from one to another also deep and uniqe atmosphere.… Expand
  2. ParallelPlatypu
    Aug 23, 2017
    8
    (8.5/10). This album doesn't try to be something it isn't. It sits in the background, it is comfortable there. It is unassuming and(8.5/10). This album doesn't try to be something it isn't. It sits in the background, it is comfortable there. It is unassuming and undemanding. The perfect accompaniment to that transient late night mood that leaves you sitting back with your eyes closed, not noticing half the album has drifted away. A very different album to 6 feet, more consistently executed but less marketable. Recommended listening.… Expand
  4. brockcheese
    Dec 14, 2015
    7
    I really like Archy Marshall's smooth transition from singer/songwriter into producer. A lot of these tracks are dissonant and echo a dystopicI really like Archy Marshall's smooth transition from singer/songwriter into producer. A lot of these tracks are dissonant and echo a dystopic atmosphere prominently featured in his last lp.… Expand
  5. All_ButTrU4
    Sep 22, 2021
    7
    Lax ambient vapour wave with just enough existential dread and sarcasm to illicit it's title's sardonic suggestion. The just 19yr savantLax ambient vapour wave with just enough existential dread and sarcasm to illicit it's title's sardonic suggestion. The just 19yr savant sounds fully formed and confident as he lulls us through his grey dreamscape.… Expand

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