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Innerstanding (Dhani Harrison album)

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Innerstanding
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Studio album by
Released20 October 2023 (2023-10-20)
Length54:01
LabelBMG Rights Management
ProducerDhani Harrison
Dhani Harrison chronology
In Parallel
(2017)
Innerstanding
(2023)

Innerstanding is the second solo studio album by English musician Dhani Harrison, released on 20 October 2023 through BMG Rights Management. The album is Harrison's first in six years, following 2017's In Parallel, and includes collaborations with Graham Coxon, Mereki and Liela Moss. It received positive reviews from critics.[1][2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Classic Rock[5]
Mojo[6]
Uncut6/10[7]

Innerstanding received a score of 71 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on five critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.[3] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic called it "an ever-shifting, meditative record occupying a space somewhere between close listening and ambience. Despite its reliance on mood, this is not instrumental music, nor is it all hushed".[4] Mojo felt that "Innerstanding finds Harrison marking out his own territory, sustaining a brooding musical atmosphere and filling it with sterling melodies", and Classic Rock opined that it "maintains In//Parallel's intrinsic style and pan-genre forward momentum, a seamless, pop-literate/prog-friendly fusion positively peppered with an abundance of barbed hooks".[5] Uncut found that "it's only on the lengthy, ambient, vaporous 'La Sirena' and the pretty, dramatic ballad 'ICU' that everything gels together".[7]

Track listing

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Innerstanding track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Dangerous Lies"5:07
2."New Religion" (featuring Graham Coxon)3:57
3."Ahoy There!" (featuring Liela Moss)6:36
4."La Sirena"5:20
5."Damn That Frequency"5:15
6."The Dancing Tree" (featuring Mereki)6:17
7."Right Side of History"5:17
8."Ghost Garden"5:48
9."I.C.U."3:54
10."Wolves Around the City" (featuring Mereki)8:30
Total length:54:01

Charts

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Chart performance for Innerstanding
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 51
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[9] 20

References

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  1. ^ Friedlander, Matt (27 March 2024). "EXCLUSIVE: Dhani Harrison Discusses New Album, 'Innerstanding,' and the Joys of Working with Blur's Graham Coxon". American Songwriter. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Dhani Harrison - 'INNERSTANDING' album review". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Innerstanding by Dhani Harrison Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Dhani Harrison – Innerstanding Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Dhani Harrison – Innerstanding". Classic Rock. January 2024. p. 88.
  6. ^ "Dhani Harrison – Innerstanding". Mojo. January 2024. p. 88.
  7. ^ a b "Dhani Harrison – Innerstanding". Uncut. December 2023. p. 31.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2024.