Evering Road
Evering Road | ||||
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Released | 12 March 2021 | |||
Genre | Indie pop[1] | |||
Length | 46:00 | |||
Label | Insanity | |||
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Tom Grennan chronology | ||||
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Singles from Evering Road | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Belfast Telegraph | 7/10[2] |
Clash | 8/10[3] |
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The Line of Best Fit | 7/10[7] |
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Evering Road is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Tom Grennan, released on 12 March 2021 through Insanity Records. It was supported by the singles "This Is the Place" and "Little Bit of Love", while the deluxe edition includes the single "Let's Go Home Together" with Ella Henderson. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Grennan's first chart-topping effort.
Background[]
The title is the name of a street in Hackney, London where Grennan lived with an ex-girlfriend, and the album was partially inspired by their breakup.[4][2]
Critical reception[]
David Smyth of the Evening Standard compared Grennan to Lewis Capaldi, positing that the album could be "an attempt to jump ahead [of Capaldi] again" with the bombast of its production (including "stirring violins, gospel choirs and grand flourishes") and Grennan's hoarse voice.[4] Reviewing the album for NME, El Hunt called the album an improvement over Lighting Matches with some "surprising [...] experimental moments" but primarily "nondescript" and "middle of the road", with Hunt wishing that Grennan pushed his sound further.[1]
Writing for British newspaper i, Kate Solomon felt that "Grennan is very good at the contemplative verse-anthemic chorus-contemplative middle-eight structure that lends itself to V Festival sets and his gravelly voice is strong and likeable", but criticised Grennan for having an "aggressive self-interest" on the album and "repeatedly ask[ing] others to make allowances for him" in its lyrics, deeming it "totally devoid of empathy".[6]
Commercial performance[]
Evering Road debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart dated 19 March 2021, with 17,000 chart sales, 73% of which came from physical copies.[8]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "If Only" |
| Dan Grech-Marguerat | 3:30 |
2. | "Something Better" |
| Lostboy | 3:03 |
3. | "Little Bit of Love" |
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| 3:46 |
4. | "Amen" |
| 2:59 | |
5. | "It Hurts" |
| Eliot | 3:48 |
6. | "Never Be a Right Time" |
| Mark Ralph | 3:04 |
7. | "This Is the Place" |
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| 3:05 |
8. | "Sweeter Then" |
| Grech-Marguerat | 3:24 |
9. | "Make My Mind Up" |
| Lattimer | 3:17 |
10. | "Second Time" |
| Grech-Marguerat | 3:13 |
11. | "You Matter to Me" |
| Green | 3:13 |
12. | "Oh Please" |
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| 3:40 |
13. | "I Don't Need a Reason" |
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| 2:52 |
14. | "Love Has Different Ways to Say Goodbye" |
| Hogarth | 3:06 |
Total length: | 46:00 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Let's Go Home Together" (with Ella Henderson) | TMS | 3:28 | |
16. | "Long Live You and I" |
| The Six | 2:45 |
Total length: | 52:13 |
Charts[]
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 52 |
Irish Albums (OCC)[10] | 19 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] | 2 |
UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 1 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Hunt, El (3 March 2021). "Tom Grennan – 'Evering Road' review: nice but nondescript". NME. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Horton, Tom (12 March 2021). "Album reviews: From The Horrors to Arab Strap". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Emma (10 March 2021). "Tom Grennan – Evering Road | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Smyth, David (12 March 2021). "Tom Grennan – Evering Road review: he's angling for Lewis Capaldi's crown". Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Smith, Harrison (12 March 2021). "Album Review: Tom Grennan – Evering Road". Gigwise. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Solomon, Kate (11 March 2021). "Tom Grennan, Evering Road, review: rich, radio-friendly, and totally devoid of empathy". i. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Ahmed, Narzra (9 March 2021). "Tom Grennan – Evering Road | Album Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Ainsley, Helen (19 March 2021). "Tom Grennan's Evering Road claims Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart: 'Thank you from the bottom of my heart'". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tom Grennan – Evering Road" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- 2021 albums
- Tom Grennan albums
- 2020s album stubs