High Water II

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.

Chart performance

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

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.

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