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9.0
64125
9.0 |
Uncut
An album that feels joyously cathartic as well as musically stunning. Print edition only
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8.0
63335
8.0 |
The Skinny
Here’s an artist we thought we knew, emerging reborn and opening a window on a life that feels deeply, properly lived. She shares it in ever more remarkable fashion
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8.0
63337
8.0 |
Time Out
Beguiling yet pleasantly accessible, this is more (or MOR) than just a guilty pleasure
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8.0
63350
8.0 |
The Music
Unlike The Deep Field, this has the feel of an album that grows on you over time, like a profound and fulfilling friendship
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8.0
63351
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
Joan As Police Woman gives emotion to her words and music that cannot be compared to anyone
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8.0
63383
8.0 |
The Independent
Her fourth album as Joan As Police Woman is meant to soundtrack a new sense of joyful tranquillity
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8.0
63345
8.0 |
Q
She's taken a deeper turn into a sparse, less hurried take on '60s Southern soul. Print edition only
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8.0
63441
8.0 |
musicOMH
A pleasant directional change for Wasser; even if it’s not necessarily one she can ride off indefinitely, for now, it’s a sojourn worth taking note of
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8.0
63542
8.0 |
All Music
The Classic captures joy and what it takes to get it
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7.0
63534
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
The Classic feels like the final destination of a four album long journey; it’s been interesting getting there
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6.0
63578
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Wasser might sound jokey during her flights of fancy doo-wop, but when she hits the soul in something awesome (Good Together) , very few could extinguish her blazing torch
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6.0
63830
6.0 |
The Quietus
These are fine songs - sometimes fierce, always compassionate, and all elevated by Wasser's delivery and an assured group of players. Yet, embellished by all manner of strings, brass and backing vocals, they come across busy and overcrowded
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6.0
63449
6.0 |
PopMatters
It’s comforting to know that an artist like Joan As Policewoman is still out there to counterbalance the auto-tuned pop tartlets of the music business
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6.0
63532
6.0 |
State
While her ingenuity cannot be faulted, Wasser’s tendancy to over elaborate at crucial times is her downfall
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6.0
63346
6.0 |
Mojo
Joan Wasser proves that music is a dish best served sad. Print edition only
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6.0
63384
6.0 |
DIY
A welcome addition to Joan As Police Woman's repertoire and a recommended addition to any album collection due to its impressive ability to surprise and innovate as it moves forward
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6.0
63430
6.0 |
NME
A fascinating and rich record
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6.0
63342
6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Wasser’s fine vocal grit and reedy tone can carry the soul aping only so far – on those upbeat numbers, you can’t help but pine for a little more “oomph” behind it all, which would help her transcend her milquetoast surroundings
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6.0
63344
6.0 |
The 405
An uplifting and varied listening experience, if only some tracks didn't have a habit of passing you by
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6.0
63336
6.0 |
The Guardian
It often sounds more like a calculated stab at broader appeal, rather than coming from anywhere deep emotionally
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5.0
63904
5.0 |
No Ripcord
While the recycling of forgotten ideas on the title track might be of grandmaster quality, the rest of The Classic is fit for neither that moniker, nor its own title
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5.0
63535
5.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
The scattershot approach in the sound means that even Wasser’s acrobatics can’t leap seamlessly from one track to another
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