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.

Radio Red
Studio album by
Released11 August 2023 (2023-08-11)
GenrePop[1]
Length44:19
LabelBella Union
ProducerLaura Groves
Laura Groves chronology
Blue Roses
(2009)
Radio Red
(2023)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Paste8.3/10[1]
The Skinny     [3]

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

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Radio Red track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Sky at Night"4:31
2."Good Intention"3:42
3."Synchronicity"4:32
4."D 4 N" (featuring Sampha)5:25
5."I'm Not Crying"4:30
6."Any Day Now"4:05
7."Time"4:57
8."Sarah"4:19
9."Make a Start"3:46
10."Silver Lining"4:32
Total length:44:19

Charts

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Chart performance for Radio Red
Chart (2023) Peak
position
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[4] 44

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mitchell, Matt (9 August 2023). "Album of the Week | Laura Groves: Radio Red". Paste. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Radio Red by Laura Groves Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b Goggins, Joe (8 August 2023). "Laura Groves album review: Radio Red". The Skinny. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 August 2023.