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9.0
120776
9.0 |
Exclaim
Overwhelmingly elegiac and mournful in tone, Old Flowers is heartbreaking in and of itself. It is emotional, redemptive and leaves an indelible mark on the listener
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8.0
120777
8.0 |
American Songwriter
Old Flowers conclusively proves that Courtney Marie Andrews has reached a difficult to attain level, showing once again that the timeworn trope of “breaking up is hard to do” can be dreadfully unsettling personally but also creatively rewarding
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8.0
120793
8.0 |
NME
The Arizona songwriter dims the porch light, kicks off her cowboy boots and pours her heart out for this intimate and stripped-back collection
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8.0
120779
8.0 |
Mojo
With the voice of Linda Ronstadt and songwriting gifts of Joni Mitchell, there simply isn't anything to dislike about Old Flowers. Print edition only
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8.0
120780
8.0 |
Uncut
Andrews' deft touch with an insidious melody and candid phrase extends whatever solace she finds to her audience as well. Print edition only
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8.0
120781
8.0 |
Q
Her observations possess a nuance that blasts away old cliches, but are also related with a pleasing simplicity. Print edition only
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8.0
120819
8.0 |
Under The Radar
The album is as much of a reflection of the difficulty of separating and moving forward as it is any indication of what may have soured
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8.0
120902
8.0 |
Evening Standard
A break-up album of the nicest kind
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7.9
120867
7.9 |
Paste Magazine
The singer/songwriter explores pain and rebirth on this gut punch of a breakup album
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7.5
120820
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
A raw, vulnerable, and passionate new collection that wrestles with loss and grief
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7.0
121037
7.0 |
No Ripcord
One of her most consistent and wonderful collections of unique, heartfelt, and depressing songs yet
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7.0
120782
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Old Flowers finds Courtney Marie Andrews sombre but all the better for it
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6.8
121317
6.8 |
Spectrum Culture
On a given box-of-wine-and-record-player night, this album will get you far, but it also comes as an essential piece of the larger Andrews vision
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6.6
120875
6.6 |
Beats Per Minute
Andrews is a very talented writer and a genuinely moving singer, and knows her way around an almost-shockingly pretty melody, but from a whole-album point of view, she could benefit from mixing things up every now and then
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6.0
120783
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
The textures are imaginative, occasional dissonances and sounds you can’t immediately identify making the album all the more compelling
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6.0
120803
6.0 |
musicOMH
These songs have clearly provided solace to Andrews and it’s likely they’ll do the same for others in similar need
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6.0
120778
6.0 |
PopMatters
Folk singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews' Old Flowers is about the dissolution of a nine-year relationship and has many strengths. Still, it often falls prey to the cliches of the break-up album
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