Through Water

Through Water
Studio album by
Låpsley
Released20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)
Length34:20
LabelXL
Producers
Låpsley chronology
These Elements
(2019)		 Through Water
(2020)		 Cautionary Tales of Youth
(2023)
Singles from Through Water
  1. "My Love Was Like The Rain"
    Released: 22 October 2019
  2. "Ligne 3"
    Released: 2 December 2019
  3. "Womxn"
    Released: 4 February 2020
  4. "Speaking of the End"
    Released: 16 March 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10
Metacritic79/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star
DIYStarStarStarStarHalf star
The GuardianStarStarStarStar
The Line of Best Fit8/10

Through Water is the second studio album by English musician and producer Låpsley. It was released on 20 March 2020 under XL Recordings.

Critical reception

Through Water 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 7 reviews.

Track listing

Through Water – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Through Water"
  • Fletcher
  • Brown
3:02
2."My Love Was Like the Rain"
  • Fletcher
  • Brown
  • Fletcher
  • Brown
4:12
3."First"
  • Fletcher
  • Max Wolfgang
3:20
4."Ligne 3"
  • Fletcher
  • George Moore
  • Fletcher
  • Moore
4:01
5."Our Love Is a Garden"
  • Fletcher
  • Thomas
  • O'Grady
3:23
6."Leeds Liverpool Canal"
  • Fletcher
  • Brown
  • Fletcher
  • Brown
1:46
7."Sadness Is a Shade of Blue"
  • Fletcher
  • Brown
  • Fletcher
  • Brown
3:37
8."Womxn"
  • Fletcher
  • Brown
  • Fletcher
  • O'Grady
3:54
9."Bonfire"Fletcher
  • Fletcher
  • O'Grady
3:55
10."Speaking of the End"
  • Fletcher
  • White
3:10
Total length:34:20
Through Water – Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Online" 

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal.

Charts

Chart performance for Through Water
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)193

References

  1. ↑ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Donelson, Marcy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Williams, Jennessa (19 March 2020). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (20 March 2020). "Låpsley: Through Water review – intensely poetic and powerful". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Damara Kelly, Tyler (30 March 2020). "Låpsley continues her exploration and growth on Through Water". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Schatz, Luke (5 February 2020). "Låpsley announces new album Through Water". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "BEATINK.COM Through Water". Beatink.com. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Through Water (Media notes). Låpsley. XL Recordings. 20 March 2020.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ "Through Water / Låpsley / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Låpsley – Through Water" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2020.