3 - Susanna And The Magical Orchestra
Metascore
75 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. 80
    Not a destination if you wanna rck'n'roll, but otherwise idyllic. [Sep 2009, p.95]
  2. 80
    This minimalist sound, fleked with jazz or electronica, exposes the songs most intimately. [Sep 2009, p.96]
  3. Ambitious and diverse, 3 opens new possibilities for Susanna & the Magical Orchestra, but it shares the sense of wonder and beauty in all of their music.
  4. Genre games aside, this is gorgeous music. Wallumrod's voice is a lovely, expansive instrument that deserves the spacious stage it receives throughout.
  5. It's a record of grace and beauty, and theirs is a musical pool well worth submerging yourself in.
  6. Sensational voice, humdrum melodies and arrangements that are just all right...I'd say she's got her wish.
  7. Opener 'Recall' starts promisingly before it turns into Phil Collins's 'In The Air Tonight', but 'Palpatine's Dream' fares better, sounding like a melancholic La Roux. [Oct 2009, p.117]
  8. Between the baffling art-vocals and the occasional swell of powerful, alienating electronic effects, there's a fully realised vision here. Don't look too deep into it, though--some demons there.