| Lamentations | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Ngaiire |
| Cover: | Lamentations by Ngaiire.png |
| Border: | yes |
| Length: | 36:44 |
| Label: | Wantok Music |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Two Minds |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
| Next Title: | Blastoma |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
Lamentations is the debut studio album by Papua New Guinea-born Australian-based singer Ngaiire, released on 12 July 2013. The album name was derived from two sources of inspiration; Dido's Lament, written by English Baroque composer Henry Purcell and performed in his opera Dido and Aeneas, and the Biblical and poetic Book of Lamentations, mourning the destructive fall of Jerusalem.[1]
Cameron Adams from The Daily Telegraph described the album as "electronic but soulful, innovative but accessible and a timeless mating of genres".[2]
Rip It Up magazine called it "poignant" and "melancholic", as well as "invoking a sense of empathy and understanding".[3]
The Music said "Infused with emotion and bursting with talent, Lamentations is a stunning work."[4]
Lulu Ray from Happy Mag said the album "has a depth and darkness to its soundscape that is both unexpected and appreciated."[1] An Amazon editor called the album "Beautiful and well-rounded... [and] a mature and evocative debut."
Sosefina Fuamoli from The AU Review called the album "a wild and eclectic fusion of soul, beats and R&B".[5]
| Date | Format | Label | Catalogue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 12 July 2013[6] [7] | Wantok Music | W0010 |