Gold in a Brass Age

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Gold in a Brass Age
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Studio album by
Released8 March 2019 (2019-03-08)
RecordedJune–October 2018
Label IHT
Producer Ben de Vries [1]
David Gray chronology
Mutineers
(2014)
Gold in a Brass Age
(2019)
Skellig
(2021)
Singles from Gold in a Brass Age
  1. "The Sapling"
    Released: 30 November 2018
  2. "A Tight Ship"
    Released: 4 January 2019
  3. "Watching the Waves"
    Released: 25 January 2019
  4. "If 8 Were 9"
    Released: 22 February 2019 [2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Culture FlyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
God Is In the T.V.5/10 [7]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Louder Than War Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Spill MagazineStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]

Gold in a Brass Age is the eleventh studio album by English musician David Gray. It was released on 8 March 2019 under IHT Records.

Contents

Track listing

Gold in a Brass Age track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Sapling"3:26
2."Gold in a Brass Age"4:20
3."Furthering"4:32
4."Ridiculous Heart"4:00
5."It's Late"2:15
6."A Tight Ship"4:49
7."Watching the Waves"4:44
8."Hall of Mirrors"4:03
9."Hurricane Season"5:35
10."Mallory"4:45
11."If 8 Were 9"3:40
Total length:46:08

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [13] 71
Irish Albums (IRMA) [14] 37
Scottish Albums (OCC) [15] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 45
UK Albums (OCC) [17] 21
US Billboard 200 [18] 186

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