The Deep Field is the third regular studio album by Joan as Police Woman, released in 2011.[1][2]
Critical reception
The album has received positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 14 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[6]
In a positive review, Q magazine stated, "There is slick virtuosity to all the playing here but it is her warm, witty presence that shines through."[7] James Skinner, in his 8/10 review for BBC Music says "...there is something fantastically indulgent and heartening going on here: the sense that Wasser is embracing her peculiarities and making giddy, ebullient light of them. Long may she continue to do so."[8] Andy Gill, from The Independent called it "everything the Adele album lacks: real emotional insight, couched in genuinely soulful arrangements bristling with imagination."[9] However, Michael Cragg's review for The Guardian was mixed, saying, "Wasser's featherlight voice suits the slower songs, it has a tendency to sound slightly one-dimensional on the over-fussy bigger numbers, and there are moments when it drifts too close to polite MOR."[10] In a negative review, David Raposa for Pitchfork Media criticized the overall sound of the album stating, "While she aims for such critically acclaimed heights, her shots often land in a middle-of-the-road, adult-contemporary wasteland."[11]
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Nervous"
6:02
2.
"The Magic"
4:10
3.
"The Action Man"
5:08
4.
"Flash"
7:52
5.
"Run For Love"
5:38
6.
"Human Condition"
5:33
7.
"Kiss the Specifics"
4:30
8.
"Chemmie"
4:47
9.
"Forever and a Year"
5:56
10.
"I Was Everyone"
6:02
Total length:
55:35
UK iTunes & North American bonus track
No.
Title
Length
11.
"Say Yes"
3:47
Vinyl edition bonus tracks
No.
Title
Length
11.
"It's Possible"
12.
"Human Condition" (solo)
References
^ a b"Joan As Police Woman: The Deep Field". PopMatters. February 15, 2011.
^ a b"Joan as Police Woman | Biography & History". AllMusic.
^"The Deep Field - Joan as Police Woman | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
^"Album Review: Joan as Police Woman - Deep Field". April 20, 2011.
^"Album Review: Joan As Police Woman - The Deep Field". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
^"The Deep Field Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
^"Q-Magazine Deep Field Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
^James Skinner. "BBC - Music - Review of Joan as a Police Woman - The Deep Field". Retrieved May 4, 2011.
^Gill, Andy (21 January 2011). "Album: Joan As Police Woman, The Deep Field (Play It Again Sam) - Reviews, Music - The Independent". The Independent. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
^Michael Cragg (January 21, 2011). "Joan as a Police Woman: The Deep Field - Review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
^David Raposa. "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Joan as a Police Woman: The Deep Field". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 6, 2011.