''The Night Chancers'' is the sixth studio album by English musician

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. It was released on 20 March 2020 under

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France LE LABEL for the world and under

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for the UK, Ireland and USA.

Background

The album was recorded in May 2019 at Hoxa Studios in

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, England.

Critical reception

''The Night Chancers'' was met with universal acclaim from critics. At

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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 86, based on 13 reviews. The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album 8.1 out of 10, based on its assessment of the critical consensus. Album of the Year assessed the critical consensus 82 out of 100, based on 13 reviews.

Track listing

Charts

References

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