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Generally favorable reviews- based on 57 Ratings
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Positive: 39 out of 57
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Mixed: 3 out of 57
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Negative: 15 out of 57
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DejanS.Aug 20, 2008Mix of Nico and Sonic Youth. Amazing! Perfect 4 lazy evening.
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DavidS.May 21, 2008Strangely beautiful and haunting in a Nico-meets-80s-Synth-Pop kind of way. Does have its boring moments though.
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KevinC.May 20, 2008look, I don't care what the reviewers say, this was a damn good album. just listen to it. trust me.
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BenL.May 20, 2008The idea works. Proto Tom Waits for this generation. And it was successful. Tom Waits is still a force and all this album does is reaffirm that. The production is beautiful and enthralling. It shows of all the great qualities of the tangible parts of this album like Steik and the musicians while pulling back on the idea to have Scarlett sell the thing with her presence. Listen Closely.
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spiderextremeMay 22, 2008Scarlett is a good singer!!
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JoaoP.May 30, 2008Amazing production, and fine enough vocals to make it an amazing album.
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JérômeN.Jun 20, 2008Sure everything is not perfect, but the creativity of this album is impressive and deserves to be well rated. Furthermore, the overall atmosphere reminds me of productions like these of Mazzy Star, Cat Power, Cocteau Twins or This Mortal Coil, fact that I find rather refreshing, as really getting out of today's standards.
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EricS.Aug 12, 2008Scarlett's voice just fits. it's not the best album of the year, but it was worth the shot.
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MichaelH.May 21, 2008So much better than it should have been in every way. I'm pleasantly surprised to find myself hoping she'll do another album (hopefully with Mr. Sitek, again). Maybe some Bowie tunes next time?
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RichN.Jun 11, 2008I really didn't expect to like this at all, let alone this much. Something in it just works.
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wards705Jun 5, 2008Better than expected... beautiful instrumentation.
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AlexHAug 1, 2008
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CKMay 22, 2008I enjoyed it. This is not a pop album or commercial album by any means. This must be an album of love from Scarlett, because doing a goth version of Tom Waits' material is not something that the regular population would be attracted to. I applaud her for doing something she loves instead of just being another vapid pop star wannabe.
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MollyC.May 26, 2008I was expecting to ironically listen to this. But it's much better than expected, in a buzzy, 90s way. Seems to me most people don't like it because of their expectations/bias against actors. Not life changing, but certainly a record that can be enjoyed more and more every listen.
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AnaMay 31, 2008I really enjoyed this album. There are some highlights, like "Falling Down", "I Wish I Was In New Orleans" and my personal favourite, "Song For Jo", which is the only original song on this album. It's worth to listen to this CD - just for these three tracks.
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May 4, 2012I know most critics aren't fond of this record, but for some reason, this is my favorite album of all times. There's something special about every song, and the feeling that I can relate to every bit is incredibly huge.
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Sep 23, 2015I had never heard Scarlett sing before. I'm not a huge Tom Waits fan, but find his stuff to be at least interesting most of the time (this is almost an entire Tom Waits cover album). I found this album to be very soothing, relaxing, and eerie. Scarlett's voice fits the mood of the album very well. Thumbs up!
Awards & Rankings
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Q MagazineThe album is fine enough, undeniably modish and much better than you might anticipate. [June 2008, p.136]
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MojoMuch of this album's re-booting of Waits' back pages in an ambient '80s style is fussy and forgettable. [June 2008, p.112]
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Sitek attempts to do Johansson (and us) a favour by burying her monotonous voice deep in the mix, but unfortunately, the musical support isn’t interesting enough to carry the album. Skip it.