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8.5
99347
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
An introspective personal journey where big guitar licks are non existent, replaced instead with Haines’ layered vocals to create a soft background for her lead falsetto to come and go
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8.0
99344
8.0 |
All Music
It may take Haines another ten years to make her third solo album, but hopefully when she does it will be as richly melodic, subtly dynamic, and emotionally powerful as this one is
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8.0
99341
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Eloquent and experimental
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8.0
99346
8.0 |
Exclaim
If you've been waiting a decade for more of Haines' most intimate music, you'll be rewarded for taking the time to let Choir of the Mind sink in
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8.0
99896
8.0 |
NOW
The meditative Choir Of The Mind finds the Metric singer clear-minded and resilient in the face of sadness
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7.7
99406
7.7 |
Earbuddy
Emily Haines should release solo albums more often
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7.5
99709
7.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Choir of the Mind sinks in with gentle aplomb
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7.0
99538
7.0 |
musicOMH
There’s a lot to admire with Haines’ second solo effort (not least the quality of her production) and it makes a decent calm counterpoint to the swirling storm of Metric
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7.0
99340
7.0 |
Uncut
Her elliptical melodies recall Elliott Smith in Figure 8 mode. Print edition only
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6.0
99339
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A sometimes-glorious release that can’t get out from under its own feet
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6.0
99345
6.0 |
DIY
When it gets its balance perfectly poised though, it’s an album that can be engaging and emotionally-charged
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5.0
99342
5.0 |
PopMatters
A bold, if somewhat depressing, feminist statement
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4.0
99343
4.0 |
The Irish Times
Background music for dinner parties
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