Badbea (album)
| Badbea | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 29 March 2019 | |||
| Recorded | AED Records | |||
| Genre | Indie | |||
| Length | 41:08 | |||
| Label | AED | |||
| Producer | Edwyn Collins and Sean Read | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Clash | 8/10 |
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| Mojo | |
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| Q | |
| Record Collector | |
| Uncut | 9/10 |
Badbea is the ninth solo album by the Scottish singer-songwriter Edwyn Collins, released on 29 March 2019, his second release on his own label, AED Records.
It was recorded at his new studio, Clashnarrow, Helmsdale, near his home, after he relocated from London. Collins has strong ancestral connections to the area — his family lived in Sutherland for generations, and he often visited as a child.
The album's name comes from a ruined clearance village in northern Scotland, near Collins’ home, and is punkier in tone from his previous album Understated.