Collections From The Whiteout

2021, Mar 26

Apple Spotify Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk 93 Universal-Island Records Ltd. Indieheads 154 Pitchfork 6.9/10 The Line of Best Fit 7/10 NME 3/5 Evening Standard 4/5 Dork 4/5 DIY 4/5 The Independent 4/5 Gigwise 8/10 Mojo 4/5 Pop Matters 6/10 Northern Transmissions 9.0/10 music OMH 3/5 Beats Per Minute 73% Uncut 5/10

Pitchfork 6.9/10 Working with Aaron Dessner, the English singer-songwriter trims down his compositions and expands his comfort zone, experimenting with elements of jazz and historical fiction.

The Line of Best Fit 7/10 Ben Howard’s fourth album Collections From The Whiteout is a reinvention powered by slick production

NME 3/5 The folk singer's fourth album sees The National's Aaron Dessner dust off the book of tricks he put to good use on Taylor Swift's 'folklore'

Evening Standard 4/5 With a bit of help, Howard has finally found a combination that could please everyone

Dork 4/5 There’s a free-flowing ease to 'Collections…’.

DIY 4/5 Melancholy, meticulous and achingly grand.

The Independent 4/5 Irish artist David Balfe’s solo debut is a staggering expression of love for a friend, while Death from Above’s latest album isn’t as boundary-pushing as previous efforts

Pop Matters 6/10 Ben Howard’s Collections from the Whiteout, produced by the National’s Aaron Dessner, presents a refracted take on the singer-songwriter album.