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10.0
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The Skinny
Feist's songwriting seems further matured without losing any of its charm
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10.0
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Uncut
Feist absorbs and assimilates musical and environmental inspirations like a sponge on steroids. Print edition only
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10.0
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No Ripcord
What it all boils down to is that, as much as an album can be, it's pretty damn close to being flawless; not only matching the quality of The Reminder but actually bettering it
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9.0
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9.0 |
Entertainment.ie
The kind of album which needs to be appreciated as a body of work in its entirety – played from start to finish, over and over agai
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8.5
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8.5 |
BBC
Focusing on universal emotions and filtering them through her own experiences, she has come up with a startling set of songs here
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8.5
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8.5 |
FasterLouder
Metals may be Feist’s finest effort to date, her honest lyrics and meticulous attention to perfecting songs has payed dividends for the Canadian songstress
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8.3
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8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
This is a statement, and a powerful one at that
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8.3
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8.3 |
A.V. Club
The off-the-cuffness of her earlier work is missed a little, but there’s a satisfying fullness to Metals
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8.3
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8.3 |
Paste Magazine
The new songs are much more introverted and downbeat—not a conscious step away from The Reminder’s pop pleasures but a logical flip side
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8.2
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Beats Per Minute
It’s a lovely, weightless set of songs from an artist whom we can now reasonably assume is capable of producing consistently great music
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8.0
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Uncut
Lustily appealing from top to bottom
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8.0
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A.V. Club
What Metals lacks in happy-go-lucky exuberance, it more than makes up for in intimacy and subtlety...If you’re still unconvinced of Feist’s understated brilliance and crave some hard proof, Metals is all the evidence you need
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8.0
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8.0 |
Q
The most powerful moments are frequently the most stripped-down. Print edition only
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8.0
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Rave Magazine
The best thing about Metals is that it’s not all there on the surface – the details in the songs only reveal themselves slowly over repeated listens
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8.0
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NME
Disguised as something your parents might listen to, the record is intricately melancholy and dismally intense
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8.0
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The Independent
Cements her position as the poster-girl for intimate US indie rock, with songs that peel back the skin of the human condition
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8.0
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The Guardian
Another unique album from an artist more adventurous than suggested by the kind of success she has achieved
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8.0
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8.0 |
Evening Standard
Sharing with Kate Bush a love of inventive arrangements and the possession of an intensely emotive voice
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8.0
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8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
The highs are so high that they almost cast aside the slower moments
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8.0
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musicOMH
Metals is not a static creation that reveals all its cards at once. It is a work that will continue to surprise and delight over time. It is all about the small details
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8.0
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The Observer
Rhythm is key to this subtle record. For all their elegance, Feist's gossamer hiccups can be as difficult to grab hold of as fistfuls of steam
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8.0
33024
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
Slinky, spooky, superb
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7.7
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7.7 |
Pitchfork
A vivid evocation of a place that touches on fittingly vast themes about nature, love, and life itself
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7.5
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Bowlegs
There is a lack of obvious hooks here, but it doesn’t seem to matter. The careful construction of each moment more than compensates for a tune you might be whistling a day or two later
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7.0
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PopMatters
Feist is as captivating as ever, which makes Metals a pleasure to listen to
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7.0
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Prefix
It's an uneven record in some ways -- that middle sequence weighs it down and Feist still feels undersold as a band leader in the studio too often
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7.0
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Rolling Stone
Delivers an emotional gut-punch
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7.0
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The Fly
A smart return from an ever evolving artist
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7.0
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7.0 |
Spin
The record feels a bit monochromatic, like a just-fun-enough surrey ride whose background keeps repeating
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
Metals has been so tightly plotted on an emotional chart, it's hard to feel for it spontaneously. Print edition only
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6.0
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The Scotsman
The level of creativity and interest takes a dip in the middle of the album when Metals becomes a bit precious
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6.0
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6.0 |
Daily Telegraph
It is rich in atmospheric beauty
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Irish Times
There is possibly no such thing as a bad Feist album, but more of its predecessor’s diversity would have made this an unbeatable follow-up
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6.0
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6.0 |
Under The Radar
It's a lovely collection of songs, but there's simply not enough happening to carry an entire album
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6.0
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Slant Magazine
However gorgeous and warm Feist's voice may be, Metals is just too dull for her to overcome
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