13 Rivers

13 Rivers
Studio album by
Richard Thompson
Released14 September 2018
StudioBoulevard Recording, Hollywood
GenreFolk rock
Length53:30
LabelNew West (US)
Proper (UK)
ProducerRichard Thompson
Richard Thompson chronology
Acoustic Rarities
(2017) 		13 Rivers
(2018) 		Ship to Shore
(2024)

13 Rivers is the eighteenth solo studio album by British singer/songwriter Richard Thompson. It was released on 14 September 2018 by New West Records in the US and by Proper Records in the UK.

Background

13 Rivers was written after a period of difficulty for Thompson's family[1][2] with songs that stick "close to a vision of darkness, gloom, and noise".[3] Thompson explains that the songs were written in a "fairly tight time period of about six months", giving them a sense of commonality.[4] He states that "many of these songs came to him as a pleasant surprise and that feeling of grabbing the creative urge and running with it is what comes across throughout the running time".[5]

The record was self-produced by Thompson with the album and some minor overdubs being recorded entirely on analogue equipment over a 10-day period.[3][4][6][7]

The album title derives from the song count, with Thompson explaining that "there are 13 songs on the record, and each one is like a river. Some flow faster than others".[8] This is illustrated further by the album's cover art which features a map by Thompson "showing the individual songs on the album flowing into a central lake".[9]

In 2019 Robin Denselow, interviewing Thompson for The Guardian suggested the album was "filled with religious imagery"; Thompson explained, "... because I love the King James Bible, a beautiful piece of poetry, and you have to speak to people in a language that's familiar." Although coming after his divorce from Nancy Covey and his move to New Jersey, he insisted, that the album was not autobiographical: "I have no perspective on what I am doing. I write a song and think, 'Where does this come from?' Me? I wrote this? I write fiction ... I'm just enjoying myself, throwing lines together. I think it always reflects your own experience and feelings, but it isn’t always in a way that’s clear. If you find something honest enough in yourself then it will be universal."[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
The Financial Times[9]
Folk Radio UKPositive[5]
The Irish Times[13]
Mojo[2]
NPRPositive[8]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[14]
PopMatters[3]
Uncut9/10[7]

On Metacritic, which aggregates reviews from critics and assigns a normalised rating out of 100, 13 Rivers received a score of 81, based on one mixed and six positive reviews.[11]

The album received generally favourable reviews from the press,[15] with it being described as "brilliant" and "engaging" by PopMatters who state that 13 Rivers is "a raw, unfiltered affair from a veteran artist who shows no signs of slowing down".[3] Folk Radio UK call 13 Rivers "a toothy energetic album"[5] and Uncut write that "13 Rivers is a sparse, raging and noisy record".[7] The Irish Times agreed that "the tone is ominous from the get-go"[13]" and Mojo write that "this may be Richard Thompson's most creative album in decades" describing the record as being "driven along by a renewed sense of urgency and purpose".[2] NPR feel that the album has captured Thompson's live sound, explaining that "the live show is always spectacular, and on 13 Rivers, Thompson more than manages to bring that live energy and those searing and soaring guitar solos to life in the studio".[8] AllMusic write that "Thompson's vocals are superb throughout" claiming that "13 Rivers is striking music from a musician who remains fresh, contemporary, and peerless".[12]

Track listing

All tracks written by Richard Thompson:[16]

  1. "The Storm Won't Come" – 6:11
  2. "The Rattle Within" – 3:06
  3. "Her Love Was Meant for Me" – 5:01
  4. "Bones of Gilead" – 4:21
  5. "The Dog in You" – 4:54
  6. "Trying" – 3:35
  7. "Do All These Tears Belong to You?" – 4:13
  8. "My Rock, My Rope" – 3:19
  9. "You Can't Reach Me" – 3:58
  10. "O, Cinderella" – 3:49
  11. "No Matter" – 3:46
  12. "Pride" – 3:17
  13. "Shaking the Gates" – 4:00

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 61
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 96
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 18

References

  1. ^ Woodbury, Jason (13 September 2018). "Richard Thompson :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview". Aquarium Drunkard. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Hodgkinson, Will. "Filter Albums". Mojo (October 2018): 92.
  3. ^ a b c d Ingalls, Chris (13 September 2018). "Richard Thompson Gets Back to Basics with '13 Rivers'". PopMatters. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b Kimpton, Glenn (14 September 2018). "RICHARD THOMPSON: 13 RIVERS INTERVIEW". Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Kimpton, Glenn (1 September 2018). "RICHARD THOMPSON: 13 RIVERS". Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  6. ^ Freeman, Jon (29 August 2018). "Hear Richard Thompson's Meditative New Song 'My Rock, My Rope'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  7. ^ a b c Pinnock, Tom. "Reviews". Uncut (October 2018): 37.
  8. ^ a b c Warren, Bruce (6 September 2018). "Richard Thompson Navigates '13 Rivers' Of Love And Loathing". NPR Music. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  9. ^ a b Honigmann, David (7 September 2018). "Richard Thompson: 13 Rivers — microtonal alleyways". The Financial Times. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  10. ^ Denselow, Robin (30 September 2019). "Richard Thompson at 70: on love, loss and being a Muslim in Trump's US". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  11. ^ a b "13 Rivers by Richard Thompson". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  12. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Richard Thompson 13 Rivers". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  13. ^ a b Breen, Joe (12 September 2018). "Richard Thompson: 13 Rivers review – Baker's dozen of British folk-rock brilliance". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  14. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  15. ^ "Richard Thompson – 13 Rivers in review | Proper Records". 21 September 2018.
  16. ^ a b 13 Rivers, 2018. Proper Records: PRPCD150. Sleeve notes
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Richard Thompson – 13 Rivers" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Richard Thompson – 13 Rivers". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

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