Enter Now Brightness
| Enter Now Brightness | ||||
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| Released | 7 February 2025 | |||
| Length | 40:21 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis Records | |||
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Enter Now Brightness is the fourth studio album by New Zealand musician Nadia Reid. It was released on 7 February 2025, by Chrysalis Records, and Reid's own label Slow Time Records.[1]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Mojo | [4] |
| MusicOMH | [5] |
| Under the Radar | 7.5/10[6] |
Enter Now Brightness 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 7 reviews.[2]
At Under the Radar, writer Mark Moody gave the album a seven and a half out of ten, noting "Reid’s honeyed vocals are a generational gift."[6] Marcy Donelson of AllMusic said "Enter Now Brightness is not only a title but a philosophy on an elegant set of songs that find Reid adapting just fine, thanks, at least with the help of treasured loved ones and music itself."[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Emmanuelle" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Cry on Cue" | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Baby Bright" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Hold It Up" | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Changed Unchained" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Second Nature" | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Even Now" | 4:14 |
| 8. | "Hotel Santa Cruz" | 3:26 |
| 9. | "Woman Apart" | 5:07 |
| 10. | "Send It Down the Line" | 5:08 |
Charts
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] | 17 |
References
- ^ Pepperell, Martyn (28 February 2025). "Nadia Reid Discusses New Album". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ a b Donelson, Marcy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ Segal, Victoria (7 February 2025). "Nadia Reid - Enter Now Brightness - Album Review". Mojo. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ Johnson, Steven (7 February 2025). "Nadia Reid - Enter Now Brightness - Album Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ a b Moody, Mark (10 February 2025). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Nadia Reid – Enter Now Brightness". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
External links
- Enter Now Brightness at Discogs (list of releases)
- Enter Now Brightness at MusicBrainz (list of releases)