Playground in a Lake
by Clark
  • Record Label: Decca
  • Release Date: Mar 26, 2021
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. AllMusic
    Apr 15, 2021
    90
    Haunting and expertly crafted, Playground in a Lake takes its place alongside Bibio's Phantom Brickworks and Loscil's Monument Builders as a beautifully destroyed sonic environment that provokes a powerful emotional response.
  2. Uncut
    Mar 25, 2021
    90
    Clarke may not have the tools to open you up emotionally to quite the same degree [as Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds' Ghosteen], but he's found an elegant and absorbing mood of despair like few have managed so far. [Apr 2021, p.24]
  3. Mojo
    Mar 25, 2021
    80
    These are big themes that provoke corresponding emotions. [May 2021, p.87]
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  5. musicOMH.com
    Mar 25, 2021
    80
    It’s hard not to see Playground In A Lake as the most ambitious Clark release to date, an adventurous collision of different musical worlds that also carries an important underlying environmental message. It offers a bold pointer towards the future, both in terms of Clark’s own ongoing musical journey and the broader fate of the planet.
  6. Pitchfork
    Mar 25, 2021
    61
    The whole of Playground in a Lake suffers from the flatness of its instrumentation and emotional range.

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