Yesterday's Gone (Loyle Carner album)

Yesterday's Gone
Studio album by Loyle Carner
Released 20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)
Genre Hip hop
Length 42:43
Label Virgin EMI
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY[2]
NME[3]

Yesterday's Gone is a debut studio album by British hip hop artist Loyle Carner.[4] It was released via Virgin EMI Records on 20 January 2017.[5] It was nominated for the 2017 Mercury Prize.[6]

Critical reception

Yesterday’s Gone receieved widespread acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Yesterday's Gone received an average score of 84% based on 9 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]

The album was nominated for the 2017 Mercury Prize and included on numerous end-of-year lists; coming in at #1 for The Independent.[7] NME described the album’s style as “confessional, soul-searching, and very very good.”

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
RIOT Mag RIOT's Albums Of The Year 2017
4
The Independent The 30 best albums of 2017
1
NME NME's Albums of The Year 2017
12

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Isle of Arran"3:34
2."Mean It in the Morning"2:39
3."+44"0:48
4."Damselfly" (featuring Tom Misch)2:52
5."Ain't Nothing Changed"3:10
6."Swear"0:34
7."Florence" (featuring Kwes)3:04
8."The Seamstress (Tooting Masala)"2:31
9."Stars & Shards"3:04
10."No Worries" (featuring Jehst and Rebel Kleff)4:30
11."Rebel 101"0:28
12."No CD" (featuring Rebel Kleff)4:16
13."Mrs. C"3:22
14."Sun of Jean"5:14
15."Yesterday's Gone"2:37

Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 14

References

  1. 1 2 "Yesterday's Gone by Loyle Carner". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  2. Hunt, El (January 20, 2017). "Loyle Carner - Yesterday's Gone". DIY. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  3. Cooper, Leonie (January 25, 2017). "Loyle Carner – 'Yesterday's Gone' Review". NME. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  4. Bingham, Jaguar (November 19, 2016). "Loyle Carner is dropping his debut album". MixMag. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  5. "The Official Loyle Carner Store". Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  6. Cliff, Aimee (September 14, 2017). "Sampha Has Won The 2017 Mercury Prize". The Fader. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  7. "The 30 best albums of 2017". The Independent. November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  8. "RIOT's Albums Of The Year 2017". RIOT Mag. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  9. "The 30 best albums of 2017". The Independent. November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  10. "NME's Albums of The Year 2017". NME. November 23, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  11. "Loyle Carner". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
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