Healing Is a Miracle
Studio album by
Julianna Barwick
ReleasedJuly 11, 2020 (2020-07-11)
Length33:30
LabelNinja Tune
ProducerJulianna Barwick
Julianna Barwick chronology
Will
(2016)		 Healing Is a Miracle
(2020)

Healing Is a Miracle is the fourth studio album by American musician Julianna Barwick. It was released on July 10, 2020 under Ninja Tune.[1][2]

Singles

On May 20, 2020, Barwick announced the release of her new album, along with the first single "Inspirit".[3] The second single "In Light", which features Sigur Rós lead singer Jónsi, was released on June 18, 2020.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Beats Per Minute70%[7]
Exclaim!8/10[8]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[9]
Loud and Quiet8/10[10]
Mojo[11]
MusicOMH[12]
Pitchfork8.3/10[13]
Slant Magazine[14]
Uncut8/10[15]

Healing Is a Miracle was met with "generally favorable" 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 13 reviews.[5] Aggregator albumoftheyear.org gave the album 76 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 14 reviews.[16]

Accolades

The album appeared in several best-albums-of-2020 yearend lists, including those published by Drowned in Sound, The Line of Best Fit, Crack Magazine, musicOMH, Paste, Gorilla vs. Bear, Our Culture, The Vinyl Factory, Uncut, Noisey.com, God Is in the TV, AllMusic and The New Yorker.[16]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from Tidal[17]

All tracks are written by Julianna Barwick, unless noted

Healing Is a Miracle track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Inspirit"
  • Julianna Barwick
4:13
2."Oh, Memory" (featuring Mary Lattimore)
  • J. Barwick
3:47
3."Healing Is a Miracle"
  • J. Barwick
4:11
4."In Light" (featuring Jónsi)
6:06
5."Safe"
  • J. Barwick
5:00
6."Flowers"
  • J. Barwick
2:27
7."Wishing Well"
  • J. Barwick
3:53
8."Nod" (featuring Nosaj Thing)
  • J. Barwick
  • Jason Chung
3:57
Total length:33:30

Personnel

  • Julianna Barwick – vocals (all tracks), producer (all tracks)
  • Mary Lattimore – vocals (track 2)
  • Jónsi – vocals (track 4)
  • Nosaj Thing – vocals (track 8)
  • Heba Kadry – mixing & mastering (all tracks), engineer (all tracks)

References

  1. ↑ "Julianna Barwick Returns With New Album". Beats Per Minute. May 20, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ Slingerlund, Calum (May 20, 2020). "Julianna Barwick Returns with New Album 'Healing Is a Miracle'". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ Kenneally, Cerys (May 20, 2020). "Julianna Barwick is back with details of her first LP in four years Healing Is A Miracle, and has shared the ethereal opening track "Inspirit"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ Kenneally, Cerys (June 18, 2020). "Julianna Barwick unveils new Jónsi collaboration "In Light"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  6. ↑ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  7. ↑ Fisette, Jeremy (July 9, 2020). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  8. ↑ Gee, Chris (July 8, 2020). "Julianna Barwick Brings Intentionality and High-Profile Collaborators to 'Healing Is a Miracle'". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  9. ↑ Down, Lauren (July 6, 2020). "In the blink of an eye Julianna Barwick explores realms of subtly and freedom". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  10. ↑ Delaney, Woody (July 6, 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet.
  11. ↑ Rogers, Jude (August 2020). "Julianna Barwick: Healing Is a Miracle". Mojo. No. 321. p. 87.
  12. ↑ Johnson, Steven (July 10, 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  13. ↑ Gottsegen, Will (July 15, 2020). "Julianna Barwick: Healing Is a Miracle Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  14. ↑ Lyons-Burt, Charles (July 10, 2020). "Review: Julianna Barwick's Healing Is a Miracle Is Music as Spiritual Renewal". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  15. ↑ Richards, Sam (August 2020). "Julianna Barwick: Healing Is a Miracle". Uncut. No. 279. p. 27.
  16. 1 2 "Julianna Barwick - Healing Is a Miracle". Album of The Year. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  17. ↑ "Healing Is A Miracle - Julianna Barwick". Tidal. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
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