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One Hand on the Steering Wheel the Other Sewing a Garden

Ada Lea

One Hand on the Steering Wheel the Other Sewing a Garden

Second full-length release from the Montreal singer-songwriter Alexandra Levy

ADM rating[?]

7.2

Label
Saddle Creek
UK Release date
24/09/2021
US Release date
24/09/2021
  1. 8.0 |   A.V. Club

    The magic of One Hand on the Steering Wheel is how Levy somehow manages to speak volumes without giving too much away
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  2. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Alexandra Levy’s second record as Ada Lea tells tales of life and hurt in the city
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  3. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    It's an album made for slipping down a side street and realizing, suddenly, that for all the years you've lived nearby, you'd never walked it before
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  4. 8.0 |   All Music

    It's a rare kind of unobstructed window into a songwriter's world, but the magic of One Hand on the Steering Wheel is how Levy somehow manages to speak volumes without giving too much away
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  5. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    Ultimately, one hand’s intimate song cycle provides for one of the most off center, but utterly compelling listens of the year
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  6. 7.3 |   Beats Per Minute

    Where Levy’s previous album what we say in private was angular and tricky at times, one hand on the steering wheel smooths out a lot of the bumpier textures and proclivities – but without sacrificing the unvarnished production personality that made her debut so noticeable upon its arrival
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  7. 7.1 |   Pitchfork

    On her second album, the Montreal songwriter pens straightforward tales of escape but fares best when she’s retreating into fantasy
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  8. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Levy's lo-fi sonic palette and dreamy, speak-sung vocals hint at intimacy, her creative use of sound effects and electronics the mark of an archivist. Print edition only

  9. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Inspired by Elena Ferrante's dense domestic dramas, wears its complexity lightly. Print edition only


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