Through Water is the second studio album by English musician and producer Låpsley. It was released on 20 March 2020 under XL Recordings.[7]

Through Water
Studio album by
Released20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)
Length34:20
LabelXL
Låpsley chronology
These Elements
(2019)
Through Water
(2020)
Cautionary Tales of Youth
(2023)
Singles from Through Water
  1. "My Love Was Like The Rain"
    Released: 22 October 2019
  2. "Ligne 3"
    Released: 2 December 2019
  3. "Womxn"
    Released: 4 February 2020
  4. "Speaking of the End"
    Released: 16 March 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[1]
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
DIY[4]
The Guardian[5]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[6]

Critical reception

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Through Water was met with generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 7 reviews.[2]

Track listing

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Through Water
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Through Water"
3:02
2."My Love Was Like the Rain"
  • Fletcher
  • Brown
  • Låpsley
  • Brown
4:12
3."First"
  • Fletcher
  • Max Wolfgang
3:20
4."Ligne 3"
  • Fletcher
  • George Moore
  • Låpsley
  • Moore
4:01
5."Our Love Is a Garden"
  • Låpsley
  • Thomas
  • O'Grady
3:23
6."Leeds Liverpool Canal"
  • Fletcher
  • Brown
  • Låpsley
  • Brown
1:46
7."Sadness Is a Shade of Blue"
  • Fletcher
  • Brown
  • Låpsley
  • Brown
3:37
8."Womxn"
  • Fletcher
  • Brown
  • Låpsley
  • O'Grady
3:54
9."Bonfire"Fletcher
  • Låpsley
  • O'Grady
3:55
10."Speaking of the End"
3:10
Total length:34:20
Through Water – Japanese edition (bonus track)[8]
No.TitleLength
11."Online" 

Charts

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Chart performance for Through Water
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 193

References

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  1. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. ^ Donelson, Marcy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ^ Williams, Jennessa (19 March 2020). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (20 March 2020). "Låpsley: Through Water review – intensely poetic and powerful". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. ^ Damara Kelly, Tyler (30 March 2020). "Låpsley continues her exploration and growth on Through Water". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. ^ Schatz, Luke (5 February 2020). "Låpsley announces new album Through Water". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  8. ^ "BEATINK.COM Through Water". Beatink.com. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Låpsley – Through Water" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2020.