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9.0
131142
9.0 |
Gigwise
One of the best, most important albums of the year
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9.0
131170
9.0 |
musicOMH
In its pleas for solidarity and acceptance, one of the year’s best albums is also one of the most important and vital
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9.0
131199
9.0 |
Spectrum Culture
She’s dreaming of a world that will never exist on our current trajectory, but the mere fact that she’s willing to speak those intentions aloud is powerful enough
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9.0
131208
9.0 |
Clash
As powerful as this record is, it’s also innately musical
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9.0
131228
9.0 |
Northern Transmissions
The album is vulnerable, confident and beautiful
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8.5
131242
8.5 |
Under The Radar
A record that manages to capture the breadth of Furman’s talents and unite them in a soul-stirring invitation to collective solidarity and hope
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8.0
131223
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Ezra Furman channels just about everything into her most ambitious collection of dirt-pop brilliance
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8.0
131139
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
All Of Us Flames reveals a perhaps more humble and equanimous Furman, an empathetic artist still committed to truth-telling, still railing against the injustices of the world
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8.0
131140
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
On her sixth album, the singer-songwriter celebrates the respite and redemption of forging a radically independent path
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8.0
131141
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
The ‘queer girl gang’ of ‘Lilac and Black’ keeps things edgy
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8.0
131182
8.0 |
Dork
This isn’t a downbeat album – far from it. With Springsteen-esque dynamics running throughout, there’s plenty of hope too
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8.0
131187
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Jewish and trans identities explored with a stirring sense of urgency
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8.0
131190
8.0 |
Evening Standard
In contrast to the pure punk anger of her last album, Ezra Furman now sounds beatifically calm
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8.0
131143
8.0 |
Uncut
A revitalised rock’n’roll soundtrack for a push towards the brightening of the light. Print edition only
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8.0
131144
8.0 |
Mojo
If All Of Us Flames feels more hopeful, rest assured there is o downscaling of tension or combat. Print edition only
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7.7
131227
7.7 |
Paste Magazine
Punk in sentiment, pop in sound, and political for the fact that it exists, All of Us Flames weaves justified fury into a testament to community, borrowing from sounds of the past to envision a less destructive future
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7.5
131203
7.5 |
Pitchfork
Returning to familiar sounds of vintage girl groups and rock’n’roll, Ezra Furman writes trans pride and existential fear into an album that reveals the full strength of her vulnerabilities
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6.0
131225
6.0 |
NME
On album six, the Chicagoan successfully marries heavy concepts with blaring reverb and sweeping indie-rock. But sometimes less is more
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6.0
131164
6.0 |
DIY
It’s not a bad record, but it’s not quite there
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5.5
131283
5.5 |
Beats Per Minute
A record that feels all too groomed, all polished execution and often not well thought out
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