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Leche

Gregory and the Hawk

Leche

Third album under this pseudonym from New York singer-songwriter Meredith Godreau

ADM rating[?]

6.5

Label
FatCat
UK Release date
15/11/2010
  1. 9.1 |   A.V. Club

    Arty folk-pop where no two songs follow the same formula
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  2. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Successful at balancing flavours, soaring from feather-light whimsy to more emotive territory with flair
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  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Godreau's voice is sweet and girlish. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

    A thing of ghostly magic and quietly exotic beauty. Print edition only

  5. 7.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    A strange, distantly familiar set of songs
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  6. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    Leche exhibits a number of parallels with Múm ... and Godreau's delicate, expressive and almost childlike voice lends itself completely to the sort of skewed melodies and sentiments paraded by both
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  7. 7.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Reveals a more adventurous songwriter, bending the song forms and lacing the lyrical matter with darker themes
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  8. 7.0 |   Clash

    The consistency of Godreau’s songwriting is stellar
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  9. 7.0 |   NME

    You're left with the sense that Elliott Smith may be gone but there;s still some bruised poets carrying his torch. Print edition only

  10. 7.0 |   Bowlegs

    Sometimes mysterious, often simply pleasant, there will probably be something here for most listeners
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  11. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    There are two or three songs that just don’t work but there are also several that stand comparison with any spawned by the likes of Nick Drake or Robyn Hitchcock
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  12. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Although it fails to produce something wholly new to the table, it does assemble a collection of quant and enjoyable songs
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  13. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    For all its brief swoops of beauty and quirky intrigue, there is something ultimately unsatisfying about Leche
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  14. 6.0 |   AU Review

    Godreau is a huge talent who needs a polite shove out of her comfort zone
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  15. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  16. 4.0 |   The Irish Times

    Leche’s rickety allure is also its downfall: a half-finished record in essence, these songs ultimately instigate more frustration than enjoyment
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  17. 2.0 |   PopMatters

    Her success is mindblowing and frustrating
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