The Deep Field
The Deep Field is the fourth album by Joan as Police Woman and was released January 24, 2011.
The Deep Field | ||||
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Studio album by Joan as Police Woman | ||||
Released | Jan 24, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2010 | |||
Length | 55:35 | |||
Label | Reveal Records | |||
Producer | Bryce Goggin & Joan Wasser | |||
Joan as Police Woman chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Deep Field | ||||
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Critical reception
The album has received positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 14 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[1]
In a positive review, Q magazine stated, "There is slick virtuosity to all the playing here but it is her warm, witty presence that shines through."[2] James Skinner, in his 8/10 review for BBC Music says "...there is something fantastically indulgent and heartening going on here: the sense that Wasser is embracing her peculiarities and making giddy, ebullient light of them. Long may she continue to do so."[3] Andy Gill, from The Independent called it "everything the Adele album lacks: real emotional insight, couched in genuinely soulful arrangements bristling with imagination." However, Michael Cragg's review for The Guardian was mixed, saying, "Wasser's featherlight voice suits the slower songs, it has a tendency to sound slightly one-dimensional on the over-fussy bigger numbers, and there are moments when it drifts too close to polite MOR."[4] In a negative review, David Raposa for Pitchfork Media criticized the overall sound of the album stating, "While she aims for such critically acclaimed heights, her shots often land in a middle-of-the-road, adult-contemporary wasteland."[5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Nervous" | 6:02 |
2. | "The Magic" | 4:10 |
3. | "The Action Man" | 5:08 |
4. | "Flash" | 7:52 |
5. | "Run For Love" | 5:38 |
6. | "Human Condition" | 5:33 |
7. | "Kiss the Specifics" | 4:30 |
8. | "Chemmie" | 4:47 |
9. | "Forever and a Year" | 5:56 |
10. | "I Was Everyone" | 6:02 |
Total length: | 55:35 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Say Yes" | 3:47 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "It's Possible" | |
12. | "Human Condition (solo)" |
References
- "The Deep Field Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic". Retrieved May 4, 2011.
- "Q-Magazine Deep Field Review". Retrieved May 4, 2011.
- James Skinner. "BBC - Music - Review of Joan as a Police Woman - The Deep Field". Retrieved May 4, 2011.
- Michael Cragg (January 21, 2011). "Joan as a Police Woman: The Deep Field - Review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
- David Raposa. "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Joan as a Police Woman: The Deep Field". Retrieved May 6, 2011.