In Winter (Unthanks album)

In Winter
Studio album by
The Unthanks
Released29 November 2024
GenreFolk
LabelRabbleRouser Music
ProducerAdrian McNally
The Unthanks chronology
Sorrows Away
(2022)		 In Winter
(2024)
Singles from In Winter
  1. "Dear Companions"
    Released: 21 October 2024
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The TimesStarStarStarStarStar[1]
Financial TimesStarStarStarStar[2]
The Arts DeskStarStarStarStar[3]
Spiral EarthStarStarStarStar[4]
Americana UKStarStarStarStarStarStarStar[5]

In Winter is a double album by English folk group the Unthanks, released on 29 November 2024. It received a four-starred review in the Financial Times and a five-starred review in The Times.

Personnel

The Unthanks
  • Rachel Unthank – voice
  • Becky Unthank – voice
  • Niopha Keegan – violin, viola, voice
  • Adrian McNally – pianos, harmonium, voice, drums
  • Chris Price – voice, double bass, electric bass
Additional musicians
  • Dan Rogers – double bass, electric bass, celeste, voice
  • Faye MacCalman – saxophone, clarinet, voice
  • Will Hammond – vibraphone, jingle bells, drums, harmonium, celeste, voice
  • Jane Nossek – violin
  • Chrissie Slater – viola
  • Gabriel Waite – cello

Charts

Chart performance for In Winter
Chart (2024–2025) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[6]29
UK Album Downloads (Official Charts)[7]18
UK Folk Albums (Official Charts)[8]2
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[9]3

References

  1. ↑ Will Hodgkinson (12 December 2024). "The best and worst Christmas albums of 2024". The Times. Retrieved 22 December 2024. while the gold standard of the seasonal folk album remains the Watersons' 1965 classic Frost and Fire, this elegant evocation of winter's moods is beautiful, atmospheric and profound enough to take its place alongside it.
  2. ↑ David Honigmann (10 December 2024). "The Unthanks: In Winter review – a bleak, lovely Christmas folk album". Financial Times. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Guy Oddy (7 December 2024). "Album: The Unthanks – In Winter. An atmospheric Northumbrian folkie Christmas". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Simon Jones (8 December 2024). "In Winter – The Unthanks". Spiral Earth. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  5. ↑ Jonathan Aird (5 December 2024). "The Unthanks "In Winter"". Americana UK. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 6/12/2024 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart on 20/12/2024 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Official Folk Albums Chart on 14/1/2025 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 6/12/2024 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
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