Night Drives is the fourteenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Kathryn Williams, released on 15 July 2022.
Night Drives was Williams’ first album to receive a Dinked edition vinyl release (No. 194, featuring a gold coloured vinyl and alternative artwork sleeve painted by Williams) limited to 500 copies worldwide.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Arts Desk |   |
| Mojo | |
| Uncut | 8/10 |
The Arts Desk gave the album a favorable review: “Williams’ stunning, plaintive voice combines with her rich, literary way with words, the imagery and ideas she paints in the listener’s mind”.[2] KLOF Mag noted, “Williams continues to explore rather than simply settle into an old comfortable groove….finds a way to humanize the machines she works with while still singing about things that matter”.[3]
The album received a 8/10 review from Uncut's Wyndham Wallace, who called it “hardly playlist material,”[4] and a four-star rating from Mojo.[5] The Crack stated, “Sonically, it’s more expansive than some of her other stuff, with cinematic vibes being supplied by some well judged electronica.”[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Human” | 2:44 |
| 2. | “Answer in the Dark” | 4:25 |
| 3. | “Chime Like a Bell” | 3:01 |
| 4. | “Radioactive” | 3:42 |
| 5. | “The Me for You” | 3:26 |
| 6. | “Moon Karaoke” | 3:54 |
| 7. | “Night Drive to the Lake” | 5:12 |
| 8. | “Put the Needle on the Record” | 3:27 |
| 9. | “Magnets” | 3:50 |
| 10. | “The Brightest” | 4:22 |
| 11. | “Starry Heavens” | 3:14 |
| 12. | “I Am Rich in All That I’ve Lost” | 4:03 |
| Total length: | 45:20 | |
Personnel
- Kathryn Williams – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, cello, mandolin
- Ed Harcourt – guitar, drum programming, synths, vocoder guitar, piano, bass guitar and percussion
- Neill MacColl – guitar
- Simon Edwards – acoustic & bass guitar
- John Alder – backward guitar, cello & mandolin
- Andy Bruce – piano & guitar
- Amy Langley – cello
- Emily Barker – backing vocals
- Recorded in the Wolf Cabin, Oxfordshire
References
- ^ “Kathryn Williams – Night Drives”. Dinked. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Green, Thomas (22 July 2022). “Album: Kathryn Williams – Night Drives“. The Arts Desk. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ “Kathryn Williams – Night Drives (Album Review)”. KLOF Mag. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Wallace, Wyndham (August 2022). Night Drives review. Uncut. p. 36. Retrieved 16 October 2025 – via Archive.org.
- ^ JB (October 2022). Night Drives review. Mojo. p. 92. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ RM. “Album of the Month: Kathryn Williams – Night Drives“. The Crack Magazine. Retrieved 16 October 2025.