- folk, baroque pop, singer-songwriter, contemporary folk
- 40 min
- 10 tracks
- Island
Bryter Layter is the second studio album by the English folk singer-songwriter Nick Drake. Released on March 5, 1971 by Island Records, it was his last album to feature other musicians, as his next and final studio album, Pink Moon, had him perform unaccompanied.
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Character
Character-led, grave, intimate and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- Pitchfork9.7/10
- Q5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Introduction1:34
- 2Hazey Jane II3:47
- 3At the Chime of a City Clock4:48
- 4One of These Things First4:53
- 5Hazey Jane I4:32
- 6Bryter Layter3:25
- 7Fly3:01
- 8Poor Boy6:10
- 9Northern Sky3:48
- 10Sunday3:42
10 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Nick Drake
- Label
- Island
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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