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Reprieve

EMAILPRINTby Ani DiFranco

Ani DiFranco reviews
74
8.3 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 12 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?

Based on 10 votes
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Album Info

Label: Righteous Babe

Release Date: 08 August 2006

Discs: 1 disc

Genre(s): Rock, Singer-Songwriter

Summary

The latest studio outing from the prolific singer-songwriter features production by Mike Napolitano (along with DiFranco herself) and contributions from touring musician Todd Sickafoose.

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100

Entertainment Weekly

It's beautifully committed music--the kind that's as essential now as it has ever been. [11 Aug 2006, p.67]

80

musicOMH.com

Another reassuringly exceptional album.

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80

Paste Magazine

Intimate and organic. [Sep 2006, p.74]

70

PopMatters

Reprieve may not court new members to the Church of Ani, but it may well be one of those albums that fans hold up as an underappreciated favorite in the years to come.

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70

Billboard

Musically, the album is more languid than earlier efforts without sacrificing the urgency of her patented guitar pluck-strum.

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70

Slant Magazine

Much of Reprieve sounds, appropriately enough, like DiFranco is taking a much-needed breather.

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70

Uncut

Reprieve is probably the easiest album to listen to that she's ever made. [Oct 2006, p.104]

70

All Music Guide

The downside of Reprieve is that it isn't as musically arresting as earlier albums like Out of Range, and DiFranco, on a song like "Millennium Theater," can be rather obvious.

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67

E! Online

An arresting mix of the singer's political and personal strife set to a jazzy backbeat.

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60

The New York Times

Subtle sounds -- acoustic instruments, electronic tones, environmental noises, distorted echoes -- well up around her, and they open up pockets of shadow around her usual pinpoint clarity. Now the atmosphere is as important as the words.

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60

NOW Magazine

Generally solid with more hits than misses, but my usual advice to DiFranco still applies: don't record everything you write – wait a few months and give us the best ones.

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60

Spin

Milky keyboard washes and found-sound accents... give the music a darker, dreamier depth. [Sep 2006, p.100]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 8.3 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Nace B gave it a10:
Sweet and Sad!!

Brandon S gave it a7:
This is a message for Nathaniel S and others like him: There's no need to call someone who expresses their opinion in this forum a "fool." Heaven forbid someone think differently from the great Nathaniel S. I read metacritic to get a variety of opinions and the reasoning behind them. Leave the classless insults out of it.

Ally E gave it an8:
Im glad to see that the music behind the voice is finally beginning to step out of the limelight. Her guitar playing, while consistently a joy to listen to, has lost some of the abrasiveness we've heard in some of her previous works. This lends to the soft and yet powerful feel that has become increasingly symbolic in her last few albums. Todd Sickafoose is a great musician of timing. Not once does he overpower the nature of ani's intention, and the two blend beautifully. A great addition to your CD collection, ani fan or not.

Jerrod L. gave it an8:
I've never been an Ani fan yet really like this album. All the songs are quiet and great to listen to while smoking a cigarette at midnight.

Me Myself gave it a10:
Outstanding collection.

corey p gave it a10:
its an amazing well thought out album. a must for any fan or politically charged listener

Daniel C gave it a9:
Very nice album... As allways!

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