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Midwinter Graces

Tori Amos

Midwinter Graces

Eleventh studio album from American singer-songwriter with seasonal flavour

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6.1

Label
Universal / Island
UK Release date
16/11/2009
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  1. 9.0 |   Blurt

    ...this is some of Amos' best work. Don't be surprised if this album even sways a few Amos detractors to sing different tunes about her work
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  2. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    You'd never know this was recorded last summer, so vividly does it evoke crunching snow and frosty nights
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  3. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Ultimately, only the biggest Scrooge or Amos cynic could fail to be moved by such an album, which is hopefully a harbinger of all things musical to come from Amos
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  4. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Perhaps where Midwinter Graces suffers most is that it will be resigned to the world of the holiday album, making brief appearances from only late November to early January, garnering at most a passing mention the rest of the year
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  5. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  6. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    Seasonal compositions about harps and snow angels which float along in the vein of Kate Bush's December Will Be Magic Again
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  7. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    It’s hardly Wham or Cliff Richard, nor Slade or the Pogues, but Midwinter Graces, for all its attributes, is still destined to be categorised and pulled out of the rack once a year
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  8. 6.0 |   The Independent

    ...overall, the pluses outweigh the minuses
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  9. 4.0 |   Rave Magazine

    Tori, how did it come to this?
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  10. 3.0 |   NME

    Print edition only

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  • 3. A Silent Night With You £0.99
  • 4. Candle: Coventry Carol £0.99
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  • 7. Snow Angel £0.99
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  • 10. Emmanuel £0.99
  • 11. Winter's Carol £0.99
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  • 13. Comfort And Joy £0.99
  • 14. Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht! (Silent Night! Holy Night!) £0.99
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