In Search of Harperfield
In Search of Harperfield is the third studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter and musician Emma Pollock, released on 29 January 2016 by Chemikal Underground, and was her first studio album in five and a half years following 2010's The Law of Large Numbers.[7]
In Search of Harperfield | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 29 January 2016 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 44:23 | |||
Label | Chemikal Underground | |||
Producer | Paul Savage | |||
Emma Pollock chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 83/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Skinny | [3] |
Drowned in Sound | [4] |
Louder Than War | [5] |
The Quietus | (positive)[6] |
On release, the album received critical acclaim but it failed to chart. Uncut magazine included it in their Top 75 albums of 2016 list at No. 65.[8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Emma Pollock, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Cannot Keep a Secret" | 4:24 |
2. | "Don't Make Me Wait" | 4:10 |
3. | "Alabaster" | 4:32 |
4. | "Clemency" | 2:39 |
5. | "Intermission" | 4:47 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Parks and Recreation" | 3:13 | |
7. | "Vacant Stare" | 3:29 | |
8. | "In the Company of the Damned" |
| 3:34 |
9. | "Dark Skies" | 3:29 | |
10. | "Monster in the Pack" | 4:27 | |
11. | "Old Ghosts" | 5:42 | |
Total length: | 44:23 |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]
- Musicians
- Emma Pollock – lead and background vocals; guitar; bass guitar; keyboards; piano; xylophone; dulcimer
- Paul Savage – drums; programming; guitar; bass guitar; keyboards; string arrangements; percussion
- Additional musicians
- David McAulay – guitar; bass guitar; drum machine
- Malcolm Lindsay – strings; string arrangements; cello
- Michael John McCarthy – keyboards; accordion
- Cairn String Quartet – strings; string arrangements
- RM Hubbert – guitar
- Graeme Smillie – piano
- Jackie Baxter – cello
- Production team
References
- "Reviews for In Search of Harperfield by Emma Pollock". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- Monger, James Christopher. "In Search of Harperfield - Emma Pollock". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- Pilkington, Dan. "In Search of Harperfield - Emma Pollock". The Skinny. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- Skinner, James. "In Search of Harperfield - Emma Pollock". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- Beech, Dave. "In Search of Harperfield - Emma Pollock". Louder Than War. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- Le May, Susan. "In Search of Harperfield - Emma Pollock". The Quietus. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- "Emma Pollock 'In Search of Harperfield'". Chemikal Underground. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- https://www.yearendlists.com/2016/12/uncut-75-best-albums-of-2016
- In Search of Harperfield liner notes. Chemikal Underground. 2016.
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