Young as the Morning Old as the Sea
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| Studio album by Passenger | ||||
| Released | 23 September 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015–16 | |||
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| Genre | Indie Folk | |||
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Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea is the seventh studio album by Passenger. It was released on 23 September 2016 on Black Crow Records. A deluxe edition was released containing six additional acoustic versions of songs appearing on the album. The album was produced by Chris Vallejo and Mike Rosenberg.
On 17 June 2016, Passenger announced details of his seventh studio album on Facebook, confirming that the album would be released in September 2016. He also announced that the deluxe version of the album would include a documentary and some acoustic bonus tracks. The landscapes in both New Zealand and on a trip Passenger took in Iceland lent inspiration to the creation of a newly panoramic album, with themes of relationships and the passing of time that are at once personal and universal. The album was recorded in Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom.
"Somebody's Love" was released as the lead single from the album on 17 June 2016. "Anywhere" was released as the second single from the album on 19 August 2016. The song has peaked at number 43 on the Australian Singles Chart.
Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea has received generally mixed to negative reviews from critics. Reviewing for AllMusic, Matt Collar commented, "Ultimately, with Young as the Morning Old as the Sea, Passenger has crafted an album that, not unlike the oceans, fields, roads, and relationships that inspired it, remains with you, calling you to return." David Smyth of the London Evening Standard wrote, "As Passenger, the solo artist achieved a slow-burning worldwide hit with his pretty break-up song Let Her Go, and has followed it with similarly tasteful fare. Here his piano duet with Birdy, Beautiful Birds, and the gentle guitar ballad The Long Road, are pleasant but forgettable. Rosenberg’s voice is meek throughout, even when he has a powerful band to sing over on Home. The Paul Simon-style jangle of Anywhere and lively horns of If You Go provide the most entertaining backdrops for songs that too often stray towards blandness."
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