If I Never Know You Like This Again

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If I Never Know You Like This Again
Studio album by
Soak
Released20 May 2022 (2022-05-20)
StudioAttica Studios, County Donegal, Ireland[1]
Length43:53
LabelRough Trade
ProducerTommy McLaughlin[1]
Soak chronology
Grim Town
(2019) 		If I Never Know You Like This Again
(2022)

If I Never Know You Like This Again is the third studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Soak. It was released on 20 May 2022 on Rough Trade Records.[2]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
DIY[5]
Hot Press9/10[6]
The Irish Times[7]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[8]
Loud and Quiet7/10[9]
Paste7.4/10[10]
PopMatters8/10[11]
Record Collector[12]
The Sunday Times[13]

If I Never Know You Like This Again received generally favourable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 5 reviews.[3]

Rolling Stone called the album "a personal, vivid and essential listen".[14]

Track listing[edit]

If I Never Know You Like This Again track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Purgatory"4:08
2."Last July"3:46
3."Bleach"4:08
4."Get Well Soon"3:56
5."Red Eye"4:26
6."Guts"4:06
7."Baby, You're Full of Shit"4:26
8."Pretzel"3:28
9."Neptune"6:53
10."Swear Jar"4:36
Total length:43:53

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for If I Never Know You Like This Again
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 73
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] 25

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Fitzgerald, Eric (3 February 2022). "New album from SOAK – "the most accurate picture of me"". Limerick Post.
  2. ^ Byrne, Stephen (25 January 2022). "SOAK ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM IF I NEVER KNOW YOU LIKE THIS AGAIN". GoldenPlec. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  4. ^ Donelson, Marcy. "If I Never Know You Like This Again - SOAK". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  5. ^ Tucker, Chloe (18 May 2022). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  6. ^ Brayden, Kate (20 May 2022). "Album Review: SOAK - 'If I Never Know You Like This Again'". Hot Press. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  7. ^ Murphy, Lauren (20 May 2022). "Irish Times Review". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  8. ^ Chatterton, Cailtin (17 May 2022). "SOAK marries honesty with feel good guitar on If I Never Know You Like This Again". The Line of Best Fit.
  9. ^ Butchard, Skye (16 May 2022). "Soak – If I Never Know You Like This Again – Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  10. ^ Nguyen, Austin (20 May 2022). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  11. ^ Honeycomb, Jay (19 April 2019). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  12. ^ Harley, Kevin (June 2022). "Irish indie-folk singer's third moves onwards". Record Collector. No. 532. p. 113.
  13. ^ Cairns, Dan (22 May 2022). "Best new albums to listen to this week". thetimes.co.uk. The Sunday Times.
  14. ^ "9 albums you need to hear this week". Rolling Stone. 20 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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