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Lamentations (Ngaiire album)

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Lamentations
Studio album by
Ngaiire
Released12 July 2013 (2013-07-12)
Length36:44
LabelWantok Music
Producer
  • Aaron Chulai
  • Tim Curnick
Ngaiire chronology
Two Minds
(2010) 		Lamentations
(2013) 		Blastoma
(2016)
Singles from Lamentations
  1. "Dirty Hercules"
    Released: 1 March 2013
  2. "Around"
    Released: 24 May 2013

Lamentations is the debut studio album by Papua New Guinea-born Australian-based singer Ngaiire, released on 12 July 2013. The album name was derived from two sources of inspiration; Dido's Lament, written by English Baroque composer Henry Purcell and performed in his opera Dido and Aeneas, and the Biblical and poetic Book of Lamentations, mourning the destructive fall of Jerusalem.[1]

Critical reception

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Cameron Adams from The Daily Telegraph described the album as "electronic but soulful, innovative but accessible and a timeless mating of genres".[2]

Rip It Up magazine called it "poignant" and "melancholic", as well as "invoking a sense of empathy and understanding".[3]

The Music said "Infused with emotion and bursting with talent, Lamentations is a stunning work."[4]

Lulu Ray from Happy Mag said the album "has a depth and darkness to its soundscape that is both unexpected and appreciated."[1] An Amazon editor called the album "Beautiful and well-rounded... [and] a mature and evocative debut."[5]

Sosefina Fuamoli from The AU Review called the album "a wild and eclectic fusion of soul, beats and R&B".[6]

Track listing

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Lamentations track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Uranus"
  • Ngaire Joseph
  • Aaron Choulai
2:58
2."Around"
  • Joseph
  • Choulai
  • Tim Curnick
  • Niall Anderson
  • Evan Mannell
3:54
3."Count to Ten"
  • Joseph
  • Choulai
5:21
4."Fireflies"Joseph5:04
5."Abcd (For Ommo)"
  • Joseph
  • Choulai
4:09
6."Rabbit Hole"
  • Joseph
  • Moses Macrae
4:05
7."Dirty Hercules" (featuring Nai Palm)
  • Joseph
  • Marcello Maio
  • Barry Southgate
4:00
8."Novocaine"Joseph3:30
9."Ordinary" (featuring Brian Campeau and Elana Stone)
  • Joseph
  • Choulai
3:43
Total length:36:44

Release history

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Release history and formats for Lamentations
Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Various 12 July 2013[7][5]
Wantok Music W0010

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ngaiire Lamentations". Happy Mag. 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. ^ ADAMS, CAMERON (24 July 2013). "Album of the week and latest releases". Daily Telegraph.
  3. ^ Freeman, Miranda. "Ngaiire: Quite Contrary". Rip it Up!. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Ngaiire Lamentations". The Music. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Lamentations by Ngaiire CD". amazon. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Album Review: Ngaiire Blastoma (2016 LP)". the AU Review. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Lamentations by Ngaiire DD". Apple Music. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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