High Water II

High Water II
Studio album by The Magpie Salute
Released	October 18, 2019 (2019-10-18)
Studio	Dark Horse Studios Rockfield Studios[1]
Label	Eagle
Producer	Rich Robinson
The Magpie Salute chronology
High Water I (2018) High Water II (2019)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
American Songwriter	[4]

High Water II is the second studio album by American band The Magpie Salute. It was released on October 18, 2019 under Provogue Records in the UK and Eagle Records elsewhere.^[5][1]

Chart performance

High Water II debuted at number 1 on the UK Official Charts Company's Jazz & Blues albums on October 25, 2019.^[6] It also peaked at number 154 on Ultratop's Wallonia charts,^[7] number 63 in Germany,^[8] number 24 in Scotland,^[9] and number 77 in Switzerland.^[10]

Critical reception

High Water II was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 74, based on 6 reviews.^[2]

Track listing

High Water II track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sooner Or Later"	3:33
2.	"Gimme Something"	4:05
3.	"Leave It All Behind"	3:01
4.	"In Here"	3:22
5.	"You And I"	3:47
6.	"Mother Storm"	4:07
7.	"A Mirror"	4:13
8.	"Lost Boy"	4:22
9.	"Turn It Around"	3:55
10.	"Life Is A Landslide"	4:12
11.	"Doesn't Really Matter"	4:29
12.	"Where Is This Place"	4:11

Personnel

Musicians John Hogg – vocals Marc Ford – vocals, guitar Joe Magistro – drums Sven Pipien – vocals, bass Matt Slocum – keyboards Rich Robinson – vocals, guitar, producer Alison Krauss – vocals, fiddle Matt Holland – horn

Production Chris Athens – mastering Joe Jones – assistant engineer Sean Genockey – mixer, engineer Laurent Chanez – photography

Charts

Chart performance for High Water II

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7]	154
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8]	63
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9]	24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	77
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC)[6]	1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11]	8
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[12]	65
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13]	7

References

1. Munro, Scott (August 13, 2019). "The Magpie Salute return with new album and lyric video". Louder Sound. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
3. Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
4. Levenson, Luke (October 16, 2019). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
5. "The Magpie Salute Announce New Album". Bass Magazine. September 17, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
6. "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
7. "Ultratop.be – The Magpie Salute – High Water II" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Magpie Salute – High Water II" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
10. "Swisscharts.com – The Magpie Salute – High Water II". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
11. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
12. "The Magpie Salute Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
13. "The Magpie Salute Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2020.