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10.0
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The Skinny
Tomberlin writes songs like they’re talk-therapy sessions, and in turn, her self-soothing becomes a tonic for the listener
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10.0
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Sputnik Music (staff)
Even the barest moments – the soft, occasional breath of a piano or lonely saxophone – feel incredibly powerful, even intimidating
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9.0
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All Music
Older, wiser, and more ambitious than on her collegiate debut, Tomberlin finds a musical artistry on i don't know who needs to hear this… that rises to the level of her lyrical perceptiveness
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Exclaim
A Tomberlin song is a winding road, making use of negative space — grander and more resonant than ever on i don't know who needs to hear this… — and having reverence for the journey of the loose threads on their unpredictable weave to create a whole
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8.4
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Paste Magazine
The indie-folk artist’s new album finds her elevating her sound while sacrificing none of its power
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8.3
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Beats Per Minute
Finds her writing with such story-like clarity and honesty that it sometimes feels like she’s writing about herself as the protagonist in her work, rather than herself and her actual life
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Loud And Quiet
Tomberlin has come a long way in the four years since we met her, and this is her best yet
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Mojo
If 2018's fragile debut At Weddings tended to become lost in the beautifully abstract mists as the Pastor's daughter explored faith and its losses, I Don't Know Who Needs to Hear This... navigates using sharper corners and edges. Print edition only
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7.8
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Pitchfork
Sweeter and more inviting than anything she’s done before, the second-full length by Sarah Beth Tomberlin finds peace in the unraveling
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7.8
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Spectrum Culture
Sadness in small doses can be life-affirming, and Tomberlin's latest this manages to balance the bleak with the beautiful--which are often the same things
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7.3
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Northern Transmissions
In an album that takes minimalism to its extreme, Tomberlin’s down-to-earth writing is an antidote to modern worries
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7.0
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Uncut
Tomberlin's second long-player seems to semi-consciously urge you to move along – nothing to hear here. Yet it creates its own slow-burning allure on repeated listens. Print edition only
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PopMatters
Tomberlin’s songs on i don’t know who needs to hear this seem to dwell in a space where time doesn’t pass. There’s something cosmic about the experience
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6.5
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Under The Radar
In spite of the album’s strongest passages, at its beginning and, then again, most of the way through, i don’t know is assembled in such a way as to echo times of seeming confidence against those of feeling lost that can leave the listener in a confounding spot
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