Crying The Neck
Sign In to rate and review
Critic Reviews
90
This is not a record you can just play in the background. It demands your attention. It doesn’t just command you to listen, it inhabits your whole being.
11mo
80
Following a long hiatus brought about by trials and tribulations, a glorious return from one of our most distinctive artists.
11mo
80
It’s as widescreen as anything he’s ever done. He’s back.
1y
75
Wolf emerges after a tumultuous decade mostly away from music, enraptured by the coastal landscape of East Kent and with all of his outsized talent and excesses intact.
11mo
70
A few weeks shy of his 42nd birthday, he’s at the peak of his powers, and Crying the Neck finds him getting into his stride again.
12mo
70
A riveting record rich with cathartic honesty.
11mo
14 años después, este artista inglés regresa al panorama musical con un disco muy barroco, donde mezcla múltiples estilos e instrumentos, haciendo canciones que resultan sobrecargadas y difíciles de seguir en ocasiones. Reculver es buena muestra de ello. No obstante, está entre las destacadas del álbum junto con Jupiter y The Curfew Bell. Lamentablemente otros temas se hacen excesivos y acaban cansando, por lo que se trata de un disco bastante ... read more
Patrick Wolf's Crying The Neck is an emotionally complex and musically rich record. The composition deserves so much credit - every second is laced with lush melodies, velvety harmonies, and orchestral sound that you can feel with every fiber in your body. Even without lyrics, this would be music worth listening to as it whoops and swoons. With lyrics, this often becomes quite serious. Wolf's lyrics tell of aging and maturation, of the societal deterioration happening in front of us, ... read more
"Wolf deeply immersed himself in Kent’s landscape, histories, and rituals. He took day-long peregrinations along the coastline. He devoured all the pamphlets from the local historical association. He consulted folklore experts to better understand rituals. It was almost like a ceremonial forgetting of London. And it’s from this absorption that his first album in thirteen years Crying The Neck is born. Monumental opener ‘Reculver’ sets the tone, played out across a ... read more
Become a Subscriber
Subscriber badge, no ads + more benefits.
Subscriber badge, no ads + more benefits.
Advertisement
Track List
| 1 | Reculver 6:01 | 74 |
| 2 | Limbo 4:21 feat. Zola Jesus | 72 |
| 3 | The Last of England 4:09 | 69 |
| 4 | Jupiter 5:17 | 77 |
| 5 | On Your Side 2:28 | 69 |
| 6 | Oozlum 4:58 | 74 |
| 7 | Dies Irae 3:35 | 75 |
| 8 | The Curfew Bell 5:18 | 76 |
| 9 | Lughnasa 3:03 feat. Serafina Steer | 70 |
| 10 | Song of the Scythe 1:27 | 68 |
| 11 | Better or Worse 3:19 | 71 |
| 12 | Hymn of the Haar 4:35 | 72 |
| 13 | Foreland 3:42 | 67 |
Total Length: 52 minutes
Comments (5)
Sign in to comment
11mo
So kinda not near his best but there is ambition, which is honestly enough for me. Really hoping this will be a start of a fruitful artistic renaissance for him.
Patrick Wolf 4everrrr.
Patrick Wolf 4everrrr.
