The Deep Field

The Deep Field is an album by Joan as Police Woman, released in 2011.[1][2]

The Deep Field
Studio album by
Joan as Police Woman
ReleasedJan 24, 2011
Recorded2010
Length55:35
LabelReveal Records[1]
ProducerBryce Goggin & Joan Wasser[2]
Joan as Police Woman chronology
Cover
(2009)		 The Deep Field
(2011)		 The Classic
(2014)
Singles from The Deep Field
  1. "The Magic"
    Released: January 18, 2011
  2. "Nervous"
    Released: April 10, 2011
  3. "Chemmie"
    Released: Promo Only
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Consequence of SoundC-[4]
Drowned in Sound8/10[5]

Critical reception

The album has received positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 14 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews."[6]

In a positive review, Q magazine stated, "There is slick virtuosity to all the playing here but it is her warm, witty presence that shines through."[7] James Skinner, in his 8/10 review for BBC Music says "...there is something fantastically indulgent and heartening going on here: the sense that Wasser is embracing her peculiarities and making giddy, ebullient light of them. Long may she continue to do so."[8] Andy Gill, from The Independent called it "everything the Adele album lacks: real emotional insight, couched in genuinely soulful arrangements bristling with imagination." However, Michael Cragg's review for The Guardian was mixed, saying, "Wasser's featherlight voice suits the slower songs, it has a tendency to sound slightly one-dimensional on the over-fussy bigger numbers, and there are moments when it drifts too close to polite MOR."[9] In a negative review, David Raposa for Pitchfork Media criticized the overall sound of the album stating, "While she aims for such critically acclaimed heights, her shots often land in a middle-of-the-road, adult-contemporary wasteland."[10]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Nervous"6:02
2."The Magic"4:10
3."The Action Man"5:08
4."Flash"7:52
5."Run For Love"5:38
6."Human Condition"5:33
7."Kiss the Specifics"4:30
8."Chemmie"4:47
9."Forever and a Year"5:56
10."I Was Everyone"6:02
Total length:55:35
UK iTunes & North American bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Say Yes"3:47
Vinyl edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."It's Possible" 
12."Human Condition (solo)" 

References
  1. "Joan As Police Woman: The Deep Field". PopMatters. February 15, 2011.
  2. "Joan as Police Woman | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. "The Deep Field - Joan as Police Woman | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. "Album Review: Joan as Police Woman - Deep Field". April 20, 2011.
  5. "Album Review: Joan As Police Woman - The Deep Field". DrownedInSound.
  6. "The Deep Field Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic". Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  7. "Q-Magazine Deep Field Review". Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  8. James Skinner. "BBC - Music - Review of Joan as a Police Woman - The Deep Field". Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  9. Michael Cragg (January 21, 2011). "Joan as a Police Woman: The Deep Field - Review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  10. David Raposa. "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Joan as a Police Woman: The Deep Field". Retrieved May 6, 2011.



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