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8.0
51267
8.0 |
BBC
Henson’s stripped-back sound is almost shocking in its purity
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8.0
51275
8.0 |
Q
Quietly plucked and lyrics bluntly examining the warts of relationships. Print edition only
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8.0
51358
8.0 |
DIY
Would it be gauche to say here's to him staying sad, so he keeps making such beautiful music?
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8.0
51361
8.0 |
musicOMH
Birthdays is often a harrowing and troubling listen, relentless and redolent of its own agony
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8.0
51513
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
A thing of quiet beauty and subtle power
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8.0
51628
8.0 |
The 405
Musically, not much as changed since Dear, but then again, why would one want it to?
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7.0
53613
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Few albums require spoiler alerts, but Birthdays’ sweeping value lies in its electrified surprises
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The album isn’t easy going: it’s hard to completely love a record as bleak as this. It shares a likeness to the work of another bearded man with a guitar who’s had some troubled times, Josh T Pearson
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7.0
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7.0 |
Uncut
The key component remains his voice - think Antony Hegarty ratcheted up an octave. Print edition only
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7.0
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7.0 |
NME
Breaking out a little from the intense, introverted folk of his debut
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6.0
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6.0 |
Clash
It will inspire obsessive fandom and moisten a few eyes, but Henson’s voice is something of an acquired taste
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Guardian
A querulous voice pitched between Conor Oberst and Marcus Mumford, a guitar played as gingerly as if he were handling raw eggs
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6.0
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The Observer
It brings this twentysomething west Londoner closer to authentically harrowing troubadours such as Josh T Pearson than the soft-focus angst of many of his peers
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Irish Times
The voice and arrangements may still occasionally highlight Henson’s debt to Jeff – and Tim – Buckley, but he’s slowly beginning to paint his own distinctive picture
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3.8
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Bowlegs
There are faint melodies entwined within the emotionally melodramatic manner that so many singer/songwriters feel they need to employ
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