It was kinda of "meh" at first listen. But right now.. I really don't know what can I say about this. Such a slayage in 2:55 minutes And it has one of the most memorable quotes of this year (for me) - Cause I **** with myself more than anybody else
What I need to say, I never was a fan of Emeli. Her debut was good overall, some great vocals and good ballads. But it really didn't touched with me at all. So after her hiatus and album announcement I was really not excited about anything. Hurts has great instrumental, but overall song was not THAT good. So I just gave up at her. But then Breathing Underwater comes and slayed my soul Really one of my favorite ballads of the year. This album is really, really great work. I love some soul/gospel inspirations, also that polished and cohesive sound overall. Lacks of uptempo tracks tho, but welp, it's not a problem at all