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9.0
70097
9.0 |
All Music
If there has to be a final statement from Bunyan, this painstaking, sometimes hesitant, and always brave and vulnerable one is not only fitting, but essential in comprehending the totality of her life's work
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8.5
70098
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
As the concluding part of that elongated trilogy, Heartleap is the most magnificent and worthy of valedictions
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8.5
70096
8.5 |
The 405
A total re-establishment of the self-confidence that she lost in the '60S. Best of all, Heartleap works superbly as a collection of songs, and can only serve to extend and preserve her legacy
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8.5
70508
8.5 |
The Quietus
Listening to it feels like holding a newborn baby: it's warm, so fragile that you're afraid that your quotidian carelessness might harm it, thrumming under the skin with a quiet vitality, unspeakably beautiful, and impossibly valuable
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8.0
70095
8.0 |
The List
This is poetry against a backdrop of music – ethereal sounds that lull the listener into a false sense of security whilst she dissects her heart in front of us
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8.0
70222
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
There may be those who argue that this is not a wildly different album to her previous two. This is to miss the point spectacularly. It’s a continuation of her musical journey
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8.0
70099
8.0 |
musicOMH
It feels like a privilege to listen to it. It also feels like a patient and calm record – thoughtful, reflective but also keen to explore new areas
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8.0
70100
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Heartleap is a treasure to withhold, and though it's proclaimed as a departure, it feels both complete and satisfyingly open-ended
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8.0
70116
8.0 |
Uncut
It's a strange mix of chamber-pop, whispered torch songs and minimalist contemporary classical. Print edition only
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8.0
70119
8.0 |
Q
As she hurtles towards her 70th birthday, she's truly flowering. Print edition only
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7.8
70215
7.8 |
Pitchfork
Her work is a testament to the power of even the quietest music to help us feel things deeply, an experience that lasts for a few minutes that we can return to for a lifetime
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7.0
70394
7.0 |
PopMatters
Bunyan has curated a lush musical mobile of soundscapes
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7.0
70680
7.0 |
Clash
If you can cope with the extreme twee, ‘Heartleap’ is a diamond
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6.0
70456
6.0 |
The Irish Times
The aspects which led many to champion her are present and correct: the breathy, fragile voice; the homespun folk tales and melancholic, intimate moods
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