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2024 studio album by Berwyn
Who Am I
Berwyn and a young boy surrounded by suitcases, two with the UK and Trinidadian flags on them, in front of a council estate building.
Studio album by Berwyn
Released12 July 2024 (2024-07-12)
Length33:52
LabelColumbia
ProducerBerwyn
Berwyn chronology
Tape 2/Fomalhaut
(2021) 		Who Am I
(2024)
Singles from Who Am I
  1. "Neighbors"
    Released: 26 April 2024
  2. "I Am Black"
    Released: 14 May 2024
  3. "Dear Immigration"
    Released: 11 June 2024

Who Am I is the debut studio album by Trinidad-born, London-based musician Berwyn, released on 12 July 2024 through Columbia Records. It received positive reviews from critics, and was nominated for the 2024 Mercury Prize.

Release

On 8 April 2024, Fred Again released the track "BerwynGesaffNeighbours" featuring Gesaffelstein and Berwyn. Berwyn released an alternate version of the track titled "Neighbors" on 26 April 2024. On 14 May 2024, he released the single "I Am Black." On 11 June 2024, Berwyn announced the album's track list and release date, alongside the third single, "Dear Immigration."

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic95/100
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY
MusicOMH
The Observer
The Skinny

Who Am I was met with critical acclaim upon release, receiving a score of 95 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic.

Ed Lawson of DIY described it as a "record that's as skilled in pop immediacy as it is emotional expression; a lyrical gaze that looks as deeply inside as out" and Berwyn "an artist who, on this debut album, can seemingly do just about anything". Ben Devlin of MusicOMH characterised Who Am I as "a relatively brief selection of tracks contains a lot of autobiographical heft, as he works through topics of race, insecurity and excess over surprisingly versatile production". The Observer's Damien Morris wrote that it "cuts a prickly path between the experimental rawness of Mercury-nominated mixtape Demotape/Vega and its excellent sequel Tape 2/Fomalhaut's smoother entreaties" as well as remarking that "the ferocity of Berwyn's talent and the piercing beauty of his crackling, folk-R&B croon mean these heavy topics are never a burden". Reviewing the album for The Skinny, Rhys Morgan called it "declarative" as "the candid expression of his previous work remains, now finessed into a towering major label debut".

Track listing

All tracks written and produced by Berwyn Du Bois unless listed.

Who Am I track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bad Thing"  2:04
2."Who Am I"2:48
3."I Am Black"  3:38
4."All She Ever Wanted" 
  • Berwyn
  • Brooklyn Decent
2:06
5."Hate"
  • Berwyn
  • Duke.
3:19
6."Dear Immigration"  2:38
7."Neighbours"
  • Du Bois
  • F. Gibson
Fred again..3:06
8."Meet Me by the River"  1:38
9."I'm Drowning"  3:35
10."Love Is Blind" 
  • Berwyn
  • Decent
2:50
11."Without You"  1:37
12."Mama"4:33
Total length:33:52

References

  1. "2024 Mercury Prize 'Albums of the Year' revealed". Mercury Prize. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  2. Heffler, Jason (10 April 2024). "Fred again.. Reworks Gesaffelstein Classic in Haunting New Single: Listen". EDM.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  3. Rossignol, Derrick (15 April 2024). "All The Best New Music From This Week That You Need To Hear". UPROXX. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. Wescott, Andrew (28 April 2024). "BERWYN releases new single 'Neighbours'". Dork. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  5. Murray, Robin (15 May 2024). "Berwyn Shares Powerful Single 'I Am Black' | News". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  6. Williams, Kyann-Sian (16 May 2024). "Listen to BERWYN's unapologetic new single 'I AM BLACK'". NME. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  7. "Berwyn unveils new single, "I AM BLACK"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  8. DAILY, GRM (11 June 2024). "BERWYN announces debut album with "DEAR IMMIGRATION"". GRM Daily. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  9. Strauss, Matthew (11 June 2024). "Berwyn Announces Debut Album, Shares New "Dear Immigration" Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Who Am I by Berwyn Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  11. ^ Lawson, Ed (15 July 2024). "Berwyn – Who Am I review". DIY. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  12. ^ Devlin, Ben (15 July 2024). "Berwyn – Who I Am | Album Reviews". MusicOMH. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  13. ^ Morris, Damien (12 July 2024). "Berwyn: Who I Am review – should be on the national curriculum". The Observer. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  14. ^ Morgan, Rhys (9 July 2024). "Berwyn – Who Am I album review". The Skinny. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

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