Love From London is the nineteenth studio album by Robyn Hitchcock, released on March 5, 2013, on the label Yep Roc Records.

Love From London
Studio album by
Released2013
Recorded2013
GenreFolk pop
Length40:36
LabelYep Roc
ProducerPaul Noble
Robyn Hitchcock chronology
Tromsø, Kaptein
(2011)
Love From London
(2013)
The Man Upstairs
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(77/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
American Songwriter[3]
The A.V. Club(B+)[4]
BBC Music(favourable)[5]
Consequence of Sound(B-)[6]
Delusions of Adequacy(80/100)[7]
Filter(78/100)[8]
Magnet(60/100)[9]
Mojo(80/100)[10]
musicOMH[11]
PopMatters[12]
Q(80/100)[13]
Record Collector[14]
Rolling Stone[15]
Uncut(80/100)[16]
Under the Radar(60/100)[17]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Robyn Hitchcock

No.TitleLength
1."Harry's Song"4:20
2."Be Still"4:14
3."Stupefied"3:02
4."I Love You"3:32
5."Devil on a String"4:47
6."Strawberries Dress"3:28
7."Death and Love"4:09
8."Fix You"3:51
9."My Rain"2:56
10."End of Time"6:26

Reception

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The album was well received by critics: according to Metacritic, the album has received an average review score of 77/100, based on 16 reviews.

References

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  1. ^ "Love From London - Robyn Hitchcock". metacritic.com. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Love from London - Robyn Hitchcock". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  3. ^ Rosen, Steven (5 March 2013). "Robyn Hitchcock: Love From London". Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  4. ^ Zaleski, Annie (5 March 2013). "Robyn Hitchcock: Love From London". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  5. ^ Sheppard, David (1 March 2013). "BBC - Music - Review of Robyn Hitchcock - Love From London". BBC Music. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  6. ^ Melis, Matt (4 March 2013). "Robyn Hitchcock - Love From London". Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  7. ^ Widdess, Patrick (15 March 2013). "Robyn Hitchcock - Love From London". Archived from the original on 18 March 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ Kraimer, Zack (20 March 2013). "Robyn Hitchcock: Love From London". Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  9. ^ Magnet. March 2013, p. 58.
  10. ^ Mojo. April 2013, p. 96.
  11. ^ Welsh, David (7 March 2013). "Robyn Hitchcock - Love From London". Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  12. ^ Messana, Matt (11 March 2013). "Robyn Hitchcock - Love From London". Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  13. ^ Q. April 2013, p. 103.
  14. ^ Holmes, Tim (5 March 2013). "Robyn Hitchcock - Love From London". Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  15. ^ Fricke, David (15 April 2013). "Love From London | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  16. ^ Uncut. April 2013, p. 72.
  17. ^ Under the Radar. March–April 2013, p. 99.