If I Never Know You Like This Again
| If I Never Know You Like This Again | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 20 May 2022 | |||
| Studio | Attica Studios, County Donegal, Ireland[1] | |||
| Length | 43:53 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Producer | Tommy McLaughlin[1] | |||
| Soak chronology | ||||
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If I Never Know You Like This Again is the third studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Soak. It was released on 20 May 2022 on Rough Trade Records.[2]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| DIY | [5] |
| Hot Press | 9/10[6] |
| The Irish Times | [7] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[8] |
| Loud and Quiet | 7/10[9] |
| Paste | 7.4/10[10] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[11] |
| Record Collector | [12] |
| The Sunday Times | [13] |
If I Never Know You Like This Again received generally favourable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 5 reviews.[3]
Rolling Stone called the album "a personal, vivid and essential listen".[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Purgatory" | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Last July" | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Bleach" | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Get Well Soon" | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Red Eye" | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Guts" | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Baby, You're Full of Shit" | 4:26 |
| 8. | "Pretzel" | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Neptune" | 6:53 |
| 10. | "Swear Jar" | 4:36 |
| Total length: | 43:53 | |
Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] | 73 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] | 25 |
References
- ^ a b Fitzgerald, Eric (3 February 2022). "New album from SOAK – "the most accurate picture of me"". Limerick Post.
- ^ Byrne, Stephen (25 January 2022). "SOAK ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM IF I NEVER KNOW YOU LIKE THIS AGAIN". GoldenPlec. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ Donelson, Marcy. "If I Never Know You Like This Again - SOAK". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ Tucker, Chloe (18 May 2022). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ Brayden, Kate (20 May 2022). "Album Review: SOAK - 'If I Never Know You Like This Again'". Hot Press. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ Murphy, Lauren (20 May 2022). "Irish Times Review". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ Chatterton, Cailtin (17 May 2022). "SOAK marries honesty with feel good guitar on If I Never Know You Like This Again". The Line of Best Fit.
- ^ Butchard, Skye (16 May 2022). "Soak – If I Never Know You Like This Again – Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Nguyen, Austin (20 May 2022). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ Honeycomb, Jay (19 April 2019). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ Harley, Kevin (June 2022). "Irish indie-folk singer's third moves onwards". Record Collector. No. 532. p. 113.
- ^ Cairns, Dan (22 May 2022). "Best new albums to listen to this week". The Times. The Sunday Times.
- ^ "9 albums you need to hear this week". Rolling Stone. 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2022.