I Des

The album is King Creosote's first release in seven years, following Astronaut Meets Appleman (2016). The title is a reference to Anderson's co-producer Derek O'Neill, also known as Des Lawson.[1] I Des contains a 13-minute suite titled "Please Come Back I Will Listen, I Will Behave, I Will Toe the Line", and the 36-minute "Drone in B♯", with B♯ being an enharmonic equivalent to the key of C. [2]

I Des received a score of 84 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on five critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[3] Uncut felt that "the manic, galloping 'Susie Mullen' proves Anderson's still got a nose for fun",[6] while Mojo remarked, "if life's what you make it, here Anderson makes it sound very beautiful indeed".[4] The Skinny's Mia Boffey described it as "a largely jubilant and life-affirming meditation on life and mortality. A triumph for Anderson, it's a more than worthy addition to his extensive and revered body of work".[5]

Timothy Monger of AllMusic stated that the album "feels a bit like a composite of Anderson's various attributes, a wild mid-career overview imbued with the veteran presence of an artist who has always sounded like an old soul" as well as "an appropriately ambitious celebration of his first 25 years".[2] Reviewing the album for MusicOMH, Steven Johnson summarised I Des as a "slowburning set of songs full of delicate beauty and affecting, idiosyncratic warmth".[1]

All tracks are produced by Kenny Anderson and Derek O'Neill; all tracks are mixed by Derek O'Neill.