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10.0
141029
10.0 |
Dork
This is Samia’s most fleshed-out project with all of her components – and some new ones – coming together to craft an excellent album deeply entrenched in the life of this twenty-something songwriter and the theological and romantic musings that entails
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10.0
141048
10.0 |
NME
An album with this much going on could easily collapse under its own weight, but the Minneapolis-based artist thrives in the middle of lofty topics and idea-stuffed songs
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9.5
141026
9.5 |
Northern Transmissions
Bloodless is an album that rewards you with repeated listens, giving you something intimate and compelling back each time. It is deep and evocative, and easily stands out as a potential magnum opus for the singer-songwriter so early in her career. If nothing else, it is most definitely her best work to date
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9.0
141028
9.0 |
DIY
In terms of production, the album mostly takes a no-frills approach, often just vocal and acoustic guitar lending itself to the album’s overall message; if you give less of yourself, you’ll appear bigger
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8.8
141085
8.8 |
Paste Magazine
The New York musician’s third album may also be her best. The writing is richly human and gladly vulnerable, fearlessly interrogating what makes up a self
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8.5
141080
8.5 |
Under The Radar
Bloodless doesn’t offer catharsis in any traditional sense. It doesn’t try to tie up loose ends or reclaim the narrative. Instead, it sits in the space between presence and absence—and its greatest strength lies in what it chooses to leave unsaid
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8.3
141090
8.3 |
Beats Per Minute
What also makes Bloodless so special is Samia’s ability to find moments of unadulterated joy amidst it all
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8.0
141084
8.0 |
Exclaim
For as much as the singer-songwriter has an undeniable knack for melodic hooks that permeate throughout the different shades of her alt-pop permutations, it's her lyricism that I've always found most compelling
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8.0
141053
8.0 |
Clash
A circular experience that makes you want to hit ‘play’ by the time finale ‘Pants’ closes out
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8.0
141027
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
This is transformation by scalpel, told in songs that are defiant and unflinchingly honest
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5.0
141041
5.0 |
All Music
Bloodless is ultimately appropriately chaotic and admirably confrontational or, rather, overcooked is up to the beholder, but Samia's knack for strong melodic hooks and open vulnerability here are unquestionable and consistent
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