To Survive


To Survive is the second album by Joan as Police Woman. It was released on June 9, 2008, on CD, LP and digital download.
The album was released by Reveal Records in the United Kingdom, by Cheap Lullaby in the United States, and by PIAS in Europe and the rest of the world.
The album cover is a reference to Virginia Woolf.
In 2009, it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association, which indicated sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe.

Critical reception

The album received generally favorable reviews, including a metascore of 76 on Metacritic. It was a Paste Editor's Pick in the July 2008 issue. The album was number #43 in Q's 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008.
In its positive review, Spin wrote: "Stepping away from the ivories, Wasser wanders into a patch of violin tangles and glitchy twitters, gets soulful support from horns, and builds a song out of a Robert Frippish guitar lick, sustained synth chords, stark percussion, and a backup choir consisting only of herself."

Track listing

  1. "Honor Wishes"
  2. "Holiday"
  3. "To Be Loved"
  4. "To Be Lonely"
  5. "Magpies"
  6. "Start of My Heart"
  7. "Hard White Wall"
  8. "Furious"
  9. "To Survive"
  10. "To America"
The Japanese version of To Survive includes three bonus tracks:
  1. "No Question"
  2. "Take Me"
  3. "Radish "