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Through Water
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 17 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length release for the British electronic pop artist was self-produced.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. DIY Magazine
    Mar 20, 2020
    90
    The leap has definitely paid off - her inimitable voice thrives in the woozy dancehall and afrobeat-inspired ‘First’ and the big pop confidence of ‘Womxn’, but also knows when to take a step back, peppering the record with spoken word segments and heartfelt mantras that tie the whole thing together.
  2. The Guardian
    Mar 20, 2020
    80
    It is the intensely poetic high of an often exceptional record.
  3. Q Magazine
    Mar 20, 2020
    80
    A set of songs that can be chilling but never cold. [May 2020, p.109]
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  4. The Observer (UK)
    Mar 23, 2020
    80
    The palette of sounds she draws from on the long-awaited, and largely self-incubated, follow-up is familiar. ... She saves the most affecting song for last, Speaking of the End making its mark with just understated piano and her unadorned voice.
  5. The Line of Best Fit
    Mar 30, 2020
    80
    Through Water is an album that was made to move you – physically and emotionally – and most importantly, to make you feel. Water as a substance is intrinsic to our very being, and through Låpsley’s intention, is complex enough to touch us all.
  6. AllMusic
    Mar 20, 2020
    70
    While fans will be glad to know that Through Water generally adheres to the well-embraced, cushiony indie electronica of Long Way Home, its "2.0" quality makes it an even better entry point for the uninitiated.
  7. Pitchfork
    Mar 26, 2020
    68
    Through Water refines her sound: heavy piano chords; wistful, solipsistic duets with her own pitched-down voice; high, ethereal backing vocals; and low, mournful synth pads like artfully arranged clouds.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. HoldOn
    Mar 25, 2020
    10
    "While fans will be glad to know that Through Water generally adheres to the well-embraced, cushiony indie electronica of Long Way Home, its"While fans will be glad to know that Through Water generally adheres to the well-embraced, cushiony indie electronica of Long Way Home, its "2.0" quality makes it an even better entry point for the uninitiated."… Expand
  2. amandaaraujo_
    Mar 25, 2020
    10
    She saves the most affecting song for last, Speaking of the End making its mark with just understated piano and her unadorned voice.
  4. RageNate
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    Worthies (6/10):
    - Through Water
    - My Love Was Like the Rain
    - First
    - Our Love is a Garden
    - Leeds Liverpool Canal
    - Sadness is a Shade of Blue

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