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I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep
Studio album by
Ghostpoet
Released1 May 2020 (2020-05-01)
Length45:38
LabelPIAS
Ghostpoet chronology
Dark Days + Canapés
(2017) 		I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10[1]
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Clash8/10[4]
DIY[5]
Gigwise9/10[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Line of Best Fit8.5/10[8]
Loud and Quiet8/10[9]
Louder Than War8/10[10]
MusicOMH[11]
NME[12]

I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep is the fifth studio album by British musician Ghostpoet. It was released 1 May 2020 under PIAS Recordings.[13][14]

Promotion

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Singles

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"Concrete Pony" was released as the first single from the album on 29 January 2020.[13] The second single "Nowhere To Hide Now" was released 7 April 2020.[15]

Critical reception

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I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep was met with generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 12 reviews.[2]

Track listing

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I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Breaking Cover"6:31
2."Concrete Pony"4:06
3."Humana Second Hand"3:55
4."Black Dog Got Silver Eyes"4:02
5."Rats In A Sack"3:39
6."This Train Wreck Of A Life"4:06
7."Nowhere To Hide Now"4:35
8."When Mouths Collide"4:26
9."I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep"4:35
10."Social Lacerations"5:43

Charts

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Chart performance for I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 16
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17] 8

References

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  1. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ^ Kellman, Andy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. ^ Ahmed, Narzra (27 April 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. ^ Tipple, Ben. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. ^ Sheehan, Lucy (30 April 2020). "Gigwise Review". Gigwise. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. ^ Empire, Kitty (2 May 2020). "Ghostpoet: I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep review – dark but defiant". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. ^ Platt, John (4 May 2020). "Indirectly creating the definitive quarantine album, Ghostpoet is stronger than ever". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. ^ Reid, Sam (27 April 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  10. ^ Clarke, Paul (5 May 2020). "Louder Than War Review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  11. ^ Devlin, Ben (30 April 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  12. ^ Balram, Dhruva (30 April 2020). "Ghostpoet – 'I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep' review: the world-weariness soon becomes catching". NME. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  13. ^ a b Moore, Sam (29 January 2020). "Listen to Ghostpoet's 'Concrete Pony' from new album 'I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep'". NME. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  14. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (29 January 2020). "Ghostpoet announces new record with lead cut "Concrete Pony"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  15. ^ Moore, Sam (7 April 2020). "Listen to Ghostpoet's latest single 'Nowhere To Hide Now'". NME. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  17. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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