The Two Worlds
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| Released | 9 February 2018 | |||
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| Genre | Irish folk music | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Tompkins Square | |||
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The Two Worlds is a 2018 studio album by Irish folk musician Brigid Mae Power. The album has received positive reviews from critics.
Reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.2⁄10 (6 reviews)[1] |
| Metacritic | 82⁄100 (6 reviews)[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [3] |
| The Irish Times | [4] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8⁄10[5] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.4⁄10[6] |
| Record Collector | [7] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.0⁄5[8] |
| Uncut | [9] |
Editors at AnyDecentMusic? rated this album a 7.2 out of 10, based on six reviews.[1] Brigid Mae Power received positive reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. It has a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, based on six reviews.[2]
In The Guardian, Laura Snapes rated this release 4 out of 5 stars, characterizing the music as "steely songs about abuse and recovery" and calling it "less oblique" than 2016's self-titled album.[3] Dustin Van Nguyen of The Irish Times gave this album 3 out of 5 stars, writing that it "encapsulates a romantic vision of rustic, pastoral terrain" and that few musicians "can maintain either the chilly sense of isolation or epic sweep of Power's best numbers".[4] Janne Oinonen of The Line of Best Fit gave The Two Worlds 8 out of 10, stating that Peter Broderick "squeezes maximum atmospherics out of a sparse sonic palette and the unadorned melodies that carry Power's clear-eyed observations about the world around her and inside her".[5] Mother Jones' Jon Young favorably reviewed this release, ending that it "sticks with you long after it’s over".[10]
Sam Sodomsky rated this album 7.4 out of 10 for Pitchfork Media, calling it "a dizzyingly isolated album, music that gains momentum as it burrows deeper".[6] Record Collector's Mike Goldsmith gave The Two Worlds 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "so much better" than Powers' debut full-length, writing that it is "emotional and feminine, but now so much tougher and dark as hell".[7] Atari of Sputnikmusic calls this release "completely intimate" and "conjured up from the musician’s most isolated, profound moments".[8] Writing for Uncut, Michael Bonner gave The Two Worlds 4 out of 5 stars, praising Powers' ability to balance the personal and political, stating that "the two worlds co-exist beautifully here, the soft Power and the raw".[9]
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by Brigid Mae Power.
- "I’m Grateful" – 4:33
- "Don’t Shut Me Up (Politely)" – 5:20
- "So You’ve Seen My Limit" – 3:48
- "On My Own with You" – 3:45
- "Is My Presence in the Room Enough for You?" – 4:20
- "Down on the Ground" – 3:53
- "Peace Backing Us Up" – 3:53
- "How’s Your New Home?" – 4:55
- "The Two Worlds" – 4:08
- "Let Me Go Now" – 4:31
Personnel[edit]
- Brigid Mae Power – instrumentation, vocals, artwork
- Peter Broderick – instrumentation, recording, mixing, mastering at The Sparkle, Woods, Oregon, United States
- Julie Mclarnon – recording
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The Two Worlds by Brigid Mae Power reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. n.d. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ a b "The Two Worlds by Brigid Mae Power Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. n.d. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ a b Snapes, Laura (9 February 2018). "Brigid Mae Power: The Two Worlds review – steely songs about abuse and recovery". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. ISSN 1756-3224. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ a b Van Nguyen, Dustin (9 February 2018). "Brigid Mae Power: The Two Worlds review – poised and ornate". Music. The Irish Times. ISSN 0791-5144. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ a b Oinonen, Janne (9 February 2018). "Brigid Mae Power turns the volume up and then down again on The Two Worlds". Albums. The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ a b Sodomsky, Sam (9 February 2018). "Brigid Mae Power: The Two Worlds Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ a b Goldsmith, Mike (28 February 2018). "The Two Worlds | Brigid Mae Power". Record Collector. No. 477. ISSN 0261-250X. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ a b Atari (12 February 2018). "Review: Brigid Mae Power – The Two Worlds". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ a b Bonner, Michael (8 February 2018). "Brigid Mae Power – The Two Worlds". Uncut. ISSN 1368-0722. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Young, Jon (5 February 2018). "Brigid Mae Power's New Album is Magic". Mother Jones. ISSN 0362-8841. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
External links[edit]
- The Two Worlds at Discogs (list of releases)
- The Two Worlds at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- A set for NPR's World Cafe
