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- Summary: The fourth full-length release for the San Francisco-based band was produced by Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs.
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- Record Label: Ribbon Music
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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| Not to say, not to say I wasn't grieving in the evening Not to say, not to say, not to say I want another, just like the other I send all of it I... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 12 out of 13
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Mixed: 1 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Mar 4, 2016A Man Alive is an endearing listen and has all of the elements of a complete work—even pop-centric singles in “Astonished Man” and “Nobody Dies.
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Mar 2, 2016While this album is masterful in a number of ways, it's Thao's confessional element that ties everything together.
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UncutMar 1, 2016A visceral, candid and thrillingly propulsive depiction of her efforts to work through her father's abandonment when she was a child. [Apr 2016, p.81]
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Q MagazineMar 1, 2016It's honest, uncomfortable and bonkers, but therein lies its charms. [Apr 2016, p.115]
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Jul 15, 2016[A] crop of relatively cheerful-sounding — not to mention industrious, and never dull--tracks.
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Mar 2, 2016Even with quiet moments that forget to entertain, Nguyen sounds like she’s having more fun than ever before on A Man Alive.
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MojoMar 1, 2016Like families, it's appealingly chaotic. [Apr 2016, p.96]
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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