The Love Still Held Me Near

The Love Still Held Me Near
Studio album by
City and Colour
Released31 March 2023
GenreAlternative rock, indie rock, folk rock
Length58:51
LabelStill Records
ProducerDallas Green, Matt Kelly
City and Colour chronology
A Pill for Loneliness
(2019) 		The Love Still Held Me Near
(2023)
Singles from The Love Still Held Me Near
  1. "Underground"
    Released: 19 January 2023
  2. "Fucked It Up"
    Released: 24 February 2023
  3. "Hard, Hard Time"
    Released: 2023
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter[2]
Exclaim!8/10[3]
Kerrang![4]

The Love Still Held Me Near is the seventh studio album by City and Colour. It was released on 31 March 2023 through frontman Dallas Green's own record label, Still Records. The lead single, "Underground", was released on 19 January 2023, with the album being officially announced the same day.[5][6]

The album is a Juno Award nominee for Album Artwork of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024.[7][8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Meant to Be"4:18
2."Underground"3:57
3."Fucked It Up"3:59
4."The Love Still Held Me Near"5:23
5."A Little Mercy"5:51
6."Things We Choose to Care About"4:37
7."After Disaster"5:25
8."Without Warning"5:21
9."Hard, Hard Time"4:16
10."The Water Is Coming"6:02
11."Bow Down to Love"6:10
12."Begin Again"3:32

Charts

Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 16
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 12

References

  1. ^ "The Love Still Held Me Near by City and Colour". metacric.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Review: City and Colour's Candid Confession". americansongwriter.com. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  3. ^ "City and Colour's 'The Love Still Held Me Near' Is a Clear-Eyed Portrait of Grief". exclaim.ca. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Album review: City And Colour – The Love Still Held Me Near". kerrang.com. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Dallas Green announces new City And Colour album, The Love Still Held Me Near". kerrang.com. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  6. ^ "City and Colour announces new album The Love Still Held Me Near". thelineofbestfit.com. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Here are all the 2024 Juno nominees". cbc.ca. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Tate McRae, Daniel Caesar, Charlotte Cardin & More Nominated for 2024 Juno Awards: See the Full List". billboard.com. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  9. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums for week of 10 April 2023". aria.com.au. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  10. ^ "City and Colour Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2024.