Songdreaming

songdreaming
Studio album by
Sam Lee
Released15 March 2024 (2024-03-15)
GenreFolk
Length47:50
LabelCooking Vinyl
Sam Lee chronology
Old Wow
(2020)		 songdreaming
(2024)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic88/100
Review scores
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Songdreaming (stylised as songdreaming) is the fourth studio album by English musician Sam Lee. It was released in March 2024 under Cooking Vinyl. It features the recording debut of Trans Voices, a London-based transgender choir.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Bushes and Briars"4:31
2."Meeting Is a Pleasant Place"5:05
3."McCrimmon"6:26
4."Leaves of Life"5:33
5."Green Mossy Banks"4:42
6."Aye Walking Oh"7:03
7."Dreams of the Returning"5:30
8."Black Dog and Sheep Crook"4:48
9."Sweet Girl McRee"4:07

References

  1. ↑ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
  2. ↑ Hogwood, Ben (2024-03-15). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH.com. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
  3. ↑ Spencer, Neil (2024-03-16). "Sam Lee: songdreaming review – a moving tribute to Albion's troubled soul". The Guardian. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
  4. ↑ Hartenberg, Marcel (2024-03-15). "Sam Lee - songdreaming". Written in Music. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
  5. ↑ Honigmann, David (2024-03-06). "Sam Lee: Songdreaming album review — beautiful and unsettling". Financial Times. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
  6. ↑ Wirth, Jim (2024-06-11). "Sam Lee Songdreaming Review: Folk-art evangelist sinks into the green, green grass of home". Mojo. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
  7. ↑ Aird, Jonathan (2024-06-14). "Sam Lee "Songdreaming"". Americana UK. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
  8. ↑ Hartenberg, Marcel (2024-03-15). "Sam Lee - songdreaming". Written in Music. Retrieved 2026-04-15.