I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep

I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep is the fifth studio album by British musician Ghostpoet. It was released 1 May 2020 under PIAS Recordings.[13][14]

I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep
Studio album by
Ghostpoet
Released1 May 2020 (2020-05-01)
Length45:38
LabelPIAS
Ghostpoet chronology
Dark Days + Canapés
(2017)		 I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10[1]
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Clash8/10[4]
DIY[5]
Gigwise9/10[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Line of Best Fit8.5/10[8]
Loud and Quiet8/10[9]
Louder Than War8/10[10]
MusicOMH[11]
NME[12]

Promotion

Singles

"Concrete Pony" was released as the first single from the album on 29 January 2020.[13] The second single "Nowhere To Hide Now" was released 7 April 2020.[15]

Critical reception

I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep was met with generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 12 reviews.[2]

Track listing
I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Breaking Cover"6:31
2."Concrete Pony"4:06
3."Humana Second Hand"3:55
4."Black Dog Got Silver Eyes"4:02
5."Rats In A Sack"3:39
6."This Train Wreck Of A Life"4:06
7."Nowhere To Hide Now"4:35
8."When Mouths Collide"4:26
9."I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep"4:35
10."Social Lacerations"5:43

Charts
Chart performance for I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 16
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17] 8

References
  1. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. Kellman, Andy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. Ahmed, Narzra (27 April 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. Tipple, Ben. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. Sheehan, Lucy (30 April 2020). "Gigwise Review". Gigwise. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. Empire, Kitty (2 May 2020). "Ghostpoet: I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep review – dark but defiant". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. Platt, John (4 May 2020). "Indirectly creating the definitive quarantine album, Ghostpoet is stronger than ever". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. Reid, Sam (27 April 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  10. Clarke, Paul (5 May 2020). "Louder Than War Review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  11. Devlin, Ben (30 April 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  12. Balram, Dhruva (30 April 2020). "Ghostpoet – 'I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep' review: the world-weariness soon becomes catching". NME. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  13. Moore, Sam (29 January 2020). "Listen to Ghostpoet's 'Concrete Pony' from new album 'I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep'". NME. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  14. Kenneally, Cerys (29 January 2020). "Ghostpoet announces new record with lead cut "Concrete Pony"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  15. Moore, Sam (7 April 2020). "Listen to Ghostpoet's latest single 'Nowhere To Hide Now'". NME. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  16. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  17. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 June 2020.


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