''Stumpwork'' is the second studio album by English post-punk band

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. It was released on 21 October 2022, on

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Background

In June 2022, the band announced a new single, "Don't Press Me", which premiered on

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on 14 June. That same day they announced that their second album ''Stumpwork'' would be released on 21 October 2022. As with their debut, the album was recorded at

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in Wales, and produced by

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Critical reception

At the

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the art directors of Stumpwork — Luke Brooks, James Theseus Buck and Annie Collinge — won the

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for the album.

Track listing

Personnel

Dry Cleaning * Florence Shaw – vocals, percussion,

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* Lewis Maynard – bass, bird calls,

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, organ, percussion * Tom Dowse – guitar,

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, keyboards,

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, loops, percussion, whistle * Nick Buxton – clarinet, drums, drum

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, horn arrangements, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer,

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Additional personnel *

–

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, mixing, engineering, percussion, piano, trombone, vibraphone * Jason Mitchell – mastering * Ali Chant – mixing * Oliver Baldwin – mix engineering, engineering * Fabian Prynn – engineering * Joe Jones – engineering, field recording, tape transfer * Gavin Fitzjohn –

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, tenor saxophone, trumpet * Rottingdean Bazaar – creative direction, artwork, design * Annie Collinge – artwork, design, photography * Claire Huss – graphic design

Charts

References

{{reflist 2022 albums 4AD albums Dry Cleaning (band) albums Albums produced by John Parish