Give My Love to London | ||||
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Studio album by Marianne Faithfull | ||||
Released | 29 September 2014 | |||
Genre | Rock, alternative rock | |||
Label | Dramatico, Naïve, Easy Sound | |||
Producer | Dimitri Tikovoï, Rob Ellis | |||
Marianne Faithfull chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81/100 |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
The Guardian | |
Mojo | |
Pitchfork Media | 8.0/10 |
Record Collector | |
Uncut | 8/10 |
Give My Love to London is the 20th (and most recent) solo album by British singer and songwriter Marianne Faithfull. The 11-track album was released on 29 September 2014 on the Dramatico and Naïve record labels. In America and Canada, it was issued on 10 November by Easy Sound. It includes collaborations with Nick Cave, Anna Calvi, Roger Waters and Brian Eno. "Sparrows Will Sing" was released as a single from the album.
According to Metacritic, Give My Love to London has received "universal acclaim" from music critics, based on a sample of 14 professional reviews. Among other critiques, The Sunday Times included the album among its "essential new releases", with the reviewer writing: "[Faithfull] is more a work of performance art than a singer … But for die-hard fans, of course, that is part of the mystique."