Who Am I (Berwyn album)
| Who Am I | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 12 July 2024 | |||
| Length | 33:52 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Berwyn | |||
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Who Am I is the debut studio album by Trinidad-born, London-based musician Berwyn, released on 12 July 2024 through Columbia Records. It received positive reviews from critics.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 95/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| DIY |  [2] |
| MusicOMH |  [3] |
| The Observer | [4] |
| The Skinny | [5] |
Who Am I received a score of 95 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on four critics' reviews, which the website categorised as "universal acclaim".[1] Ed Lawson of DIY described it as a "record that's as skilled in pop immediacy as it is emotional expression; a lyrical gaze that looks as deeply inside as out" and Berwyn "an artist who, on this debut album, can seemingly do just about anything".[2] Ben Devlin of MusicOMH characterised Who Am I as "a relatively brief selection of tracks [that] contains a lot of autobiographical heft, as he works through topics of race, insecurity and excess over surprisingly versatile production".[3]
The Observer's Damien Morris wrote that it "cuts a prickly path between the experimental rawness of Mercury-nominated mixtape Demotape/Vega and its excellent sequel Tape 2/Fomalhaut's smoother entreaties" as well as remarking that "the ferocity of Berwyn's talent and the piercing beauty of his crackling, folk-R&B croon mean these heavy topics are never a burden".[4] Reviewing the album for The Skinny, Rhys Morgan called it "declarative" as "the candid expression of his previous work remains, now finessed into a towering major label debut".[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bad Thing" | 2:04 |
| 2. | "Who Am I" | 2:48 |
| 3. | "I Am Black" | 3:38 |
| 4. | "All She Ever Wanted" | 2:06 |
| 5. | "Hate" | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Dear Immigration" | 2:38 |
| 7. | "Neighbours" | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Meet Me by the River" | 1:38 |
| 9. | "I'm Drowning" | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Love Is Blind" | 2:50 |
| 11. | "Without You" | 1:37 |
| 12. | "Mama" | 4:33 |
| Total length: | 33:52 | |
References
- ^ a b "Who Am I by Berwyn Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ a b Lawson, Ed (15 July 2024). "Berwyn – Who Am I review". DIY. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ a b Devlin, Ben (15 July 2024). "Berwyn – Who I Am | Album Reviews". MusicOMH. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ a b Morris, Damien (12 July 2024). "Berwyn: Who I Am review – should be on the national curriculum". The Observer. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ a b Morgan, Rhys (9 July 2024). "Berwyn – Who Am I album review". The Skinny. Retrieved 16 July 2024.