Geography (Tom Misch album) explained

Geography
Type:	album
Artist:	Tom Misch
Cover:	Tom Misch – Geography.png
Released:	6 April 2018
Length:	52:25
Label:	Beyond the Groove
Producer:	Tom Misch
Prev Title:	Beat Tape 2
Prev Year:	2015
Next Title:	What Kinda Music
Next Year:	2020

Geography is the debut studio album by English musician Tom Misch. It was self-released on 6 April 2018 through Misch's own label Beyond the Groove.

Critical reception

Geography has received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 73, based on 11 reviews.

Track listing

Notes

• "Before Paris" contains a spoken word sample from a 2011 interview with jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove.^[1]
• "Isn't She Lovely" is a cover of the song of the same name by Stevie Wonder.
• "Man Like You" is a cover of the song of the same name by Patrick Watson.
• "Water Baby" contains a sample of "My Lady", written by Wilton Felder and performed by The Crusaders.

South of the River includes a sample from Lady by D'Angelo

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[2]

Musicians

• Tom Misch – vocals, guitar, instrumentation
• GoldLink – vocals
• De La Soul – vocals
• Poppy Ajudha – vocals
• Loyle Carner – vocals
• Polly Misch – spoken word vocals
• Abbey Smith – additional vocals
• Jessica Carmody Nathan – additional vocals
• Jaz Karis – additional vocals
• Roy Hargrove – spoken word vocal sample
• Jamie Houghton – drums
• Tobie Tripp – violin
• Johnny Woodham – trumpet
• Reuben James – piano
• Paul Castelluzzo – guitar
• Rob Araujo – additional keyboard

Technical personnel

• Tom Misch – production, mixing
• Lexxx – mixing
• Lewis Hopkin – mastering
• Jarami – co-production
• Carol Misch – artwork

Charts

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Peak position
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)^[3]	5

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tom Misch Geography review: 'the soundtrack to May Week'. Swarbrick. David. 21 April 2018. Varsity. 18 December 2018.
2. Geography . Tom Misch . 2018 . Beyond the Groove . Liner notes . BTG020CD.
3. Web site: NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 16 April 2018. 4 December 2020.