Not Waving, but Drowning

For other uses, see Not Waving but Drowning (disambiguation).

Not Waving, but Drowning
Studio album by
Loyle Carner
Released19 April 2019 (2019-04-19)
GenreHip hop
Length48:12
Label
ProducerJordan Rakei, Tom Misch, Joice, Kwes, Rebel Kleff, Dan Parry (additional), Charlotte Day Wilson
Loyle Carner chronology
Yesterday's Gone
(2017) 		Not Waving, but Drowning
(2019) 		Hugo
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash Music7/10[3]
DIY[4]
The Guardian[5]
The Independent[6]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[7]
Loud and Quiet7/10[8]
NME[9]
The Observer[10]

Not Waving, but Drowning is the second studio album by British rapper Loyle Carner. It was released on 19 April 2019 via AMF/Virgin EMI Records. The name comes from the poem "Not Waving but Drowning" by British poet Stevie Smith.

  1. ^ "Not Waving, But Drowning by Loyle Carner". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Not Waving, But Drowning – Loyle Carner". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ Fisher, Nathan (15 April 2019). "Loyle Carner - Not Waving, But Drowning". Clash. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  4. ^ Finn, Rachel (19 April 2019). "Loyle Carner - Not Waving, But Drowning". DIY. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (19 April 2019). "Loyle Carner: Not Waving, But Drowning review – heartfelt hip-hop". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (18 April 2019). "Loyle Carner, Not Waving, But Drowning review: The south London MC at his most vulnerable". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  7. ^ Gayler, Max (16 April 2019). "Loyle Carner's Not Waving, But Drowning is a bold, uncompromising step forward". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  8. ^ Haworth, Jamie (16 April 2019). "Loyle Carner - Not Waving But Drowning - Album review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  9. ^ Mylrea, Hannah (18 April 2019). "Loyle Carner – 'Not Waving, But Drowning' review". NME. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  10. ^ Empire, Kitty (21 April 2019). "Loyle Carner: Not Waving, But Drowning review – defiantly old-school". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 10 May 2019.