''Innerstanding'' is the second solo studio album by English musician

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, released on 20 October 2023 through

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. The album is Harrison's first in six years, following 2017's '' In Parallel'', and includes collaborations with Graham Coxon, Mereki, and Liela Moss from The Duke Spirit. It received positive reviews from critics.

Critical reception

''Innerstanding'' received a score of 71 out of 100 on review aggregator

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based on five critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.

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called it "an ever-shifting, meditative record occupying a space somewhere between close listening and ambience. Despite its reliance on mood, this is not instrumental music, nor is it all hushed". '' Mojo'' felt that "''Innerstanding'' finds Harrison marking out his own territory, sustaining a brooding musical atmosphere and filling it with sterling melodies", and ''

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'' opined that it "maintains ''In//Parallel''s intrinsic style and pan-genre forward momentum, a seamless, pop-literate/prog-friendly fusion positively peppered with an abundance of barbed hooks". '' Uncut'' found that "it's only on the lengthy, ambient, vaporous 'La Sirena' and the pretty, dramatic ballad 'ICU' that everything gels together".

Track listing

Charts

References

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