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Rivonia

Johannesburg alt-pop singer-songwriter Cheri MacNeil with her 4th album, a "pop opera" about her childhood in apartheid South Africa

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6.4

Label
City Slang
UK Release date
08/04/2013
US Release date
09/04/2013
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  1. 9.0 |   musicOMH

    It is a testament to the Cheri MacNeil’s ability as a songwriter that Rivonia would stand on its own as a superb folk-pop record, regardless of the subject matter
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  2. 8.0 |   The 405

    Its creator is truly coming into her own as an artist with a distinctive voice and important, poignant things to say
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  3. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The vocals are perhaps a little too sugar-coated to carry the import of the era in history MacNeil is singing about, but then this can probably be excused given the personal nature of the songs
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  4. 6.0 |   DIY

    The problem with choosing a theme as huge as this for an album, even though it is wisely being handled from a personal perspective, is that it can feel forced
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  5. 6.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    There’s earnest beauty in spades but, like all albums driven by such a focused thematic concept, the individual songs on ‘Rivonia’ might struggle to survive outside their context
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  6. 4.9 |   AltSounds

    Rivonia isn't an awful album, but it doesn't do anything to warrant a second listen. Every song sounds like it is destined for an Orange phone advert
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