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10.0
93041
10.0 |
The Skinny
A gorgeously delivered elegy to heartbreak and loss; powerful, perfectly executed songs to bring comfort and strength to the weary, broken and scorned
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10.0
93060
10.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Her most endearing album yet
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9.0
93021
9.0 |
Loud And Quiet
One of the most engagingly idiosyncratic and refreshingly broad collections of solo singer songwriting in recent memory
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8.7
93212
8.7 |
Gig Soup
This is a remarkable, harrowing and stunningly intimate piece of art that must be heard
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8.0
93304
8.0 |
The FT
Singer-songwriter’s latest offers nimble guitar melodies reminiscent of Paul Simon and acoustic folk
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8.0
93177
8.0 |
Evening Standard
The Californian singer follows up her Sam Beam duets with a fully formed suite of songs
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8.0
93180
8.0 |
Q
Seems determined to rope off her own creative space. Print edition only
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8.0
93641
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
There’s nary a note on this record that doesn’t feel organic and earthy, as if Hoop assembled all of the instruments used on Memories Are Now from the same great felled oak tree and recorded the album on its stump
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8.0
93158
8.0 |
The Observer
The restlessness is counterweighted by wit and songwriting power
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8.0
93065
8.0 |
PopMatters
A prime showing off what those who have followed Hoop for the past decade or more have already known
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8.0
93088
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Hoop has yet again confirmed that she should be a lot more celebrated than many of her less original peers
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8.0
93092
8.0 |
The Guardian
There is something compellingly unique and hard to pigeonhole here
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8.0
93096
8.0 |
All Music
A songwriter who not only has a few things to get off her chest, but seems to make a call to action
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7.5
93099
7.5 |
Earbuddy
Sure, quiet, understated Hoop is good, but after five years of being understated, it’s great to hear her get loud
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7.3
93165
7.3 |
Pitchfork
A boisterously declarative album that’s urgent and at times seditious
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7.0
93023
7.0 |
The Music
Endlessly catchy and boldly creative, Memories Are Now is a thrilling escape from the doldrum
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7.0
93384
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
The musical variety makes it a consistently rewarding listen. A record that will remain in memories for a long time to come
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6.0
93209
6.0 |
State
Sounds as if it has been created as a template for live performances
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6.0
93022
6.0 |
Spectrum Culture
The standout on Memories is Hoop’s voice, layered upon itself into absolutely heavenly harmonies
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