''High Water II'' is the second

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by American band

The Magpie Salute The Magpie Salute was an American rock band formed in 2016 by the Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson. The band also includes former Black Crowes members Marc Ford and Sven Pipien and Moke singer/songwriter John Hogg, as well as Rich Robinson ba ...

. It was released on October 18, 2019 under

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in the UK and

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elsewhere.

Chart performance

''High Water II'' debuted at number 1 on the UK

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's Jazz & Blues albums on October 25, 2019. It also peaked at number 154 on

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's Wallonia charts, number 63 in Germany, number 24 in Scotland, and number 77 in Switzerland.

Critical reception

''High Water II'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 74, based on 6 reviews.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians * John Hogg – vocals *

Marc Ford Marc Ford (born April 13, 1966) is an American blues-rock guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is a former guitarist of the rock and roll band The Black Crowes, the former lead guitarist of The Magpie Salute and the leader of his own b ...

– vocals, guitar * Joe Magistro – drums *

Sven Pipien Sven Pipien (born 30 May 1967, in Hanover, Germany) is a musician best known as the bass guitar, bassist of the southern rock band The Black Crowes. Biography Sven Pipien began his musical career playing bass with Atlanta-based rock outfit Mary, ...

– vocals, bass *

Matt Slocum Matt Slocum (born 27 December 1972) is a guitarist, cellist, pianist and composer, known for his work as the principal songwriter and lead guitarist of Sixpence None the Richer. Biography Born in Rhode Island to Joseph and Hildegard Slocum, ...

– keyboards *

Rich Robinson Richard Robinson (born May 24, 1969) is an American musician and founding member of the rock and roll band the Black Crowes. Along with older brother Chris Robinson (singer), Chris Robinson, Rich formed the band in 1984 (originally called ''Mr. ...

– vocals, guitar, producer *

Alison Krauss Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer, fiddler and music producer. She entered the music industry at an early age, competing in local contests by the age of eight and recording for the first time at ...

– vocals, fiddle * Matt Holland – horn Production * Chris Athens – mastering * Joe Jones – assistant engineer * Sean Genockey – mixer, engineer * Laurent Chanez – photography

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2019 albums Eagle Records albums The Magpie Salute albums