''Albion'' is the fifth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter

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, frontman of rock band

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. ''Albion'' was first released via the

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platform as a 15-track LP. It came following the success of Ginger's 2012 album ''

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''. A commercial ten-track version was later released via Cargo Records and Round Records. The album, which was originally going to be titled ''Practical Musician'', was recorded in 2013, and a blog of the album sessions was published online.

Critical reception

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'' described ''Albion'' as "spinetingling" and gave it four out of five stars. ''

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'' gave the album 7 out of 10 stars, calling it "another step on Ginger’s loveably tumultuous, often volatile, refreshingly bittersweet and often transcendental musical journey."

Track listing

Commercial version

Personnel

*Ginger Wildheart – vocals, guitars *

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– vocals, guitars, percussion, bass, harmonium *Denzel – drums *Rich Jones – guitars, vocals *Victoria Liedtke – vocals * Random Jon Poole – bass, guitar, vocals, keyboards * Bryan Scary – piano, harmonium, vocals and string arrangements

References

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