''Devotion'' is the debut studio album by British musician
Tirzah. It was released through
Domino
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on 10 August 2018.
Reception
On review aggregator Metacritic, ''Devotion'' received a score of 80/100, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Kevin Lozano for
''Pitchfork'' praised it as "a compelling vision of what imperfect pop music can be", comparing the "sparse" songs to
Arthur Russell, and referring to "Devotion" as "excruciatingly emotional". In a positive review for
The Skinny, Nadia Younes said that it is "open", "intricate", and "fiercely unique ... one of the most crucial pop records of the year". Writing for ''
PopMatters
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'', Mark Matousek expressed support for
Mica Levi
Micaela Rachel "Mica" Levi (born February 1987), also known by their stage name Micachu, is an English musician, composer, producer, singer, and songwriter.
Levi studied composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, but left without a ...
's production work on the album and the pair's collaborations prior to ''Devotion'', but says that Tirzah's contributions here cause "dilution" to the instrumentals and criticizes her lyrical obscurity.
Track listing
Personnel
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Tirzah – primary artist, vocals
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Mica Levi
Micaela Rachel "Mica" Levi (born February 1987), also known by their stage name Micachu, is an English musician, composer, producer, singer, and songwriter.
Levi studied composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, but left without a ...
– production, mixing
* Coby Sey - featured artist
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Kwes
Kwesi Sey, professionally known as Kwes (; sometimes stylised as ''kwes'', ''kwes.'', ''Kwes.'' or '' =o'' ) is a British music producer, composer and artist from London, England. Kwes is also currently signed to Warp as a solo artist and rel ...
– mixing, engineering
* Alexis Smith - engineering
* Christian Wright – mastering
Charts
References
External links
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2018 debut albums
Tirzah (musician) albums
Domino Recording Company albums
Albums produced by Mica Levi