Radio Red is the second album by British singer-songwriter Laura Groves, and her first under her own name. It was released on 11 August 2023 through Bella Union, and features a sole guest appearance by Sampha. The album received positive reviews from critics.
Critical reception
Radio Red received a score of 84 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on four critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".2 Mojo called it "expansive, restless, subtly volatile, [and] intriguing enough to keep it locked", while Uncut highlighted "the tracks that dispense with the drums and move into woozy, beatless territory, using choral harmonies and FX-laden electric pianos".2
Paste's Matt Mitchell described it as "a triumphant display of how wide a creative palette can stretch" and "a pop record through and through", concluding that it is also a "crystalline, shimmering pop enterprise that dares to ask what a project might look like when a synthesizer takes a backseat to a career-defining vocal performance".1 Joe Goggins of The Skinny wrote that Groves's "cleverly layered vocals do much of the heavy lifting" and that the album "bears all the hallmarks of a carefully constructed labour of love, one rendered all the more elegant by the glacial pace of its gestation".3
Track listing
Radio Red track listing| Title |
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| 1. | "Sky at Night" | 4:31 |
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| 2. | "Good Intention" | 3:42 |
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| 3. | "Synchronicity" | 4:32 |
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| 4. | "D 4 N" (featuring Sampha) | 5:25 |
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| 5. | "I'm Not Crying" | 4:30 |
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| 6. | "Any Day Now" | 4:05 |
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| 7. | "Time" | 4:57 |
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| 8. | "Sarah" | 4:19 |
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| 9. | "Make a Start" | 3:46 |
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| 10. | "Silver Lining" | 4:32 |
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| Total length: | 44:19 |
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