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8.0
35651
8.0 |
Mojo
Four unreleased, Beck-produced off-cuts are good, particularly the discordant White Telephone. Print edition only
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8.0
37066
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
She retains musical integrity whilst pushing what is a usually characteristically intriguing, coy singer-songwriter style into the realms of synth dance music
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7.3
35623
7.3 |
Paste Magazine
May not be the full-album experience fans of IRM were hoping for, but Gainsbourg makes up for it with the sheer wealth and variety of material presented
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7.0
35630
7.0 |
All Music
While its parts don’t quite come together in a way that rivals IRM, Stage Whisper is a welcome adjunct that celebrates Gainsbourg's skills in the studio and in front of an audience
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7.0
36713
7.0 |
Rave Magazine
It’s the four that were not produced or written by Beck that are the most interesting, as they point to potential new directions for her sound
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6.8
35620
6.8 |
Pitchfork
On the whole, Stage Whisper is enjoyable, but the live portion is dispensible, and the new studio tracks, which will likely please anyone taken with IRM, are the real draw
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6.7
35621
6.7 |
A.V. Club
The studio half of the record comes off like a handful of potential singles backed with some passable IRM outtakes
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6.5
36616
6.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Certainly not one for a newcomer to Charlotte Gainsbourg’s material, but those who have already investigated her work should prick up an ear, and her dedicated fans will be in heaven
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6.0
36690
6.0 |
DIY
A bit of a mixed bag
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6.0
37250
6.0 |
BBC
An obvious, albeit appealing, stopgap release
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6.0
35626
6.0 |
The Skinny
Just five tracks (less than twenty minutes-worth) of previously-unreleased material – a slightness that makes the live disc seem less like a bonus, and more like compensation
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6.0
35629
6.0 |
Spin
Gainsbourg's voice is small and unaffected (a stage whisper, indeed), but Beck, her producer-songwriter for 2010's celebrated IRM, tends toward the opposite extreme
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6.0
35835
6.0 |
PopMatters
Superfluous release or no, Stage Whisper anticipates more fruitfulness for Gainsbourg’s future and not even a dozen obligatory releases could mar this
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6.0
36540
6.0 |
The Guardian
Terrible Angels and Paradisco offer a kind of oscillating glam-funk that goes perfectly with Gainsbourg's clipped, blank vocal style
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6.0
36602
6.0 |
The Observer
There are gems among the eight unreleased songs
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5.0
35622
5.0 |
Under The Radar
Stage Whisper is wisely divided into two halves-unreleased songs and live versions of tracks from previous albums. However, it's still a very uneven ride
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4.0
36458
4.0 |
NME
A ripped-off hook is as febrile as it gets on this limp effort
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