ARCHY MARSHALL - A NEW PLACE TO DROWN (INSTRUMENTALS - KING KRULE 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY)

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, A New Place 2 Drown received an average score of 74, based on six reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews". Ebyan Abdigir of Exclaim! said Marshall reveals himself "through the sound of his combined musical sensibilities and artistry, rather than his gut-punching lyrics and bellowing voice. Pitchfork reviewer Jayson Greene stated that Marshall had "made tremendous strides as a producer" and said that he should produce more music for rap artists. Greene awarded the album a Best New Music accolade.