I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep

I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep is the fifth studio album by British musician Ghostpoet. It was released 1 May 2020 under PIAS Recordings.^[13][14]

I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep
Studio album by Ghostpoet
Released	1 May 2020 (2020-05-01)
Genre	Art pop art rock post-punk trip-hop UK rap spoken word
Length	45:38
Label	PIAS
Ghostpoet chronology
Dark Days + Canapés (2017) I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep (2020)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.4/10[1]
Metacritic	79/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Clash	8/10[4]
DIY	[5]
Gigwise	9/10[6]
The Guardian	[7]
The Line of Best Fit	8.5/10[8]
Loud and Quiet	8/10[9]
Louder Than War	8/10[10]
MusicOMH	[11]
NME	[12]

Promotion

Singles

"Concrete Pony" was released as the first single from the album on 29 January 2020.^[13] The second single "Nowhere To Hide Now" was released 7 April 2020.^[15]

Critical reception

I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep was met with generally favourable 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 79, based on 12 reviews.^[2]

Track listing

I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Breaking Cover"	6:31
2.	"Concrete Pony"	4:06
3.	"Humana Second Hand"	3:55
4.	"Black Dog Got Silver Eyes"	4:02
5.	"Rats In A Sack"	3:39
6.	"This Train Wreck Of A Life"	4:06
7.	"Nowhere To Hide Now"	4:35
8.	"When Mouths Collide"	4:26
9.	"I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep"	4:35
10.	"Social Lacerations"	5:43

Charts

Chart performance for I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16]	16
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17]	8