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8.0
113389
8.0 |
American Songwriter
It’s a serious, wildly and sometimes radically adventurous reimagining of often obscure entries from the great American songbook and like little you’ve heard or would expect.
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8.0
113396
8.0 |
Q
Her innate spikiness keeps the schmaltz in check. Print edition only
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8.0
113401
8.0 |
The Independent
A lovingly crafted collection of covers – a surprising, successful new endeavour by an artist evidently still keen to challenge herself
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8.0
113402
8.0 |
The Guardian
Hynde’s album of covers is inviting and interesting, thanks to her insouciant attitude
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8.0
113403
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
Hynde's bittersweet voice has never sounded so bewitching
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8.0
113404
8.0 |
All Music
A sharp, sophisticated excursion into mid-century jazz by the Pretenders singer
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7.0
113397
7.0 |
Uncut
Hynde's default here is swoon and ache. Add her incendiary guitar to Mingus instrumental "Meditation (On A Pair Of Wirecutters)" plus a lovely dubbed-out, spacy "Caroline No" and her one-of-a-kind signature is writ large. Print edition only
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114560
7.0 |
PopMatters
On her second solo album, Valve Bone Woe, Chrissie Hynde guides listeners through a journey of eclectic song selection, big orchestral arrangements, and odd sonic architecture
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6.0
113398
6.0 |
Mojo
It's pleasant but ultimately inessential stuff. Print edition only
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6.0
113413
6.0 |
The Skinny
An alternative Great American Songbook? Approach Valve Bone Woe with open ears and it will bring rich rewards across most of its 14 tracks
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6.0
113475
6.0 |
musicOMH
No matter how classy, considered or stylish the album is, it’s nothing more than a curio, designed for those fans that hang on her every word
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