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9.0
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9.0 |
The Music
Van Etten gracefully leads a four-piece band, drenched in wistful piano, sparingly deployed reverby guitars and a wonderfully grounding organ sound
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9.0
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PopMatters
There are spaces of elegant starkness on Sharon Van Etten's new EP, and she fills them like a shade of blue yet to be invented
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8.5
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The Line Of Best Fit
There simply is no contemporary songwriter that speaks so plainly, yet so devastatingly, to the darker matters of the heart
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8.3
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Consequence Of Sound
In just 22 minutes, we see Van Etten in a number of different forms
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8.0
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NME
Van Etten’s wounds feel incredibly raw
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8.0
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NOW
Slow, sad ballads brilliantly executed
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8.0
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Exclaim
A steadier, more confident Van Etten, which — surprisingly enough — is just as thrilling as the unpredictable, anxious turns that garnered her so much praise on her last LP
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8.0
76978
8.0 |
All Music
A concise and angst-packed set delivered with emphasis in all the right places
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7.0
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7.0 |
Pitchfork
Her knack for expressive, muscular phrasing pushes them into interesting, sometimes challenging places, but they feel a little unrefined
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7.0
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Under The Radar
Van Etten always gets credit for songwriting — rightfully so; she's brilliant — but she always seems to nail the production as well
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7.0
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Beardfood
She's an artist we should cherish
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7.0
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Earbuddy
It feels more like the scraps from Are We There, but that doesn’t make it any less valuable
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7.0
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Rolling Stone
Sharon Van Etten finds remarkable might in vulnerability, and her latest does what good EPs should: bushwhacks new paths
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7.0
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Spectrum Culture
Most artists would have used a release like this to burn off less-than-great material, but the songs here all have their own character and work well as part of a whole
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7.0
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Drowned In Sound
Van Etten’s vocals always sound that bit more emotive, that bit more vulnerable, when she’s in front of an audience, and the band’s unfussy tightness allows her to take centre stage in that regard
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