A New Place 2 Drown
by Archy Marshall
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 30
  3. Negative: 1 out of 30
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  1. 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 dystopic atmosphere prominently featured in his last lp.
  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 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.(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
  3. 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 and uniqe atmosphere.
  4. 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 savant sounds fully formed and confident as he lulls us through his grey dreamscape.

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Uncut
    Feb 2, 2016
    70
    If this is a window to his world, we can barely see a thing. [Mar 2016, p.76]
  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Jan 15, 2016
    75
    It may ultimately be a footnote in his prolific career, but the album's restrained, nuanced intelligence is a testament to Marshall's pure talent and compelling persona.
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  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.
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