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8.5
79100
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It’s a very brave record where Deradoorian eschews the traditional language of pop music to create her own pictures and conversations and turn them into brilliantly beautiful songs
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8.5
79222
8.5 |
Paste Magazine
It channels the ancient and mythological without succumbing entirely, and supersedes it with the daring spirit of a 21st century woman
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8.5
79303
8.5 |
The 405
Angel Deradoorian's mind is vibrant and open, and on The Expanding Flower Planet she's inviting you for a visit
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8.0
79352
8.0 |
The Observer
Deradoorian’s world is as dreamy, hippyish and hipster as her album title suggests and it’s deliciously easy to get lost in it with her
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8.0
79251
8.0 |
The Skinny
Exhilarating, hypnotic and sometimes even danceable, there’s no shaking this record off once it takes root
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8.0
79119
8.0 |
Q
A talent blooming on her own terms. Print edition only
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8.0
79199
8.0 |
musicOMH
Deradoorian has demonstrated here that she is a confident, mature and distinctive artist
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8.0
79202
8.0 |
PopMatters
On her debut, the former Dirty Projectors bassist proves herself to be a vital force in contemporary experimental pop music
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8.0
79101
8.0 |
The Independent
Sometimes, her influences are obvious but her exploratory enthusiasm is ultimately winning, and her vocals layered in a way that pivots on the cusp of the sensual and the spiritual
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8.0
79096
8.0 |
Exclaim
Deradoorian melds atmospheric dance beats with world music melodies, crafting a sound reminiscent of early Sinéad O'Connor
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8.0
79097
8.0 |
Pitchfork
With her soaring vocals leading the way, her arrangements begin to suggest patchworks of fields and freeways and mountains and beaches as seen from above
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8.0
79582
8.0 |
Gig Soup
This impressive debut proves that she can stand her own ground despite being most well known for her prestigious collaborations
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8.0
79649
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Psychedelically enhanced art-pop
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7.5
79102
7.5 |
A.V. Club
Fans of minimalist beats, layered and lovely vocals, and a general appreciation for stoner krautrock vibes would do well to seek it out
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7.3
80390
7.3 |
Earbuddy
Angel Deradoorian is at her best when she is embracing all out euphoria
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7.0
79103
7.0 |
Uncut
The ornate multitracked chorales retain a heady intensity. Print edition only
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7.0
79289
7.0 |
Under The Radar
It doesn't always work, but that's the beauty of The Expanding Flower Planet—its songs are unconventional, enveloping and mesmerising
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7.0
79384
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
An interesting and challenging debut album
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6.7
79098
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
Above all else, Deradoorian can sing. The album’s songs are driven by her magnetism
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6.0
79099
6.0 |
Spin
This ten-track transcontinental journey is so in flux, you’d think Deradoorian spent the entire recording process living out of a travel backpack and sleeping in tents
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5.0
79195
5.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Whilst Deradoorian’s ambitions were undoubtedly high in creating The Expanding Flower Planet, the end result is more miss than hit
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