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67

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  • Summary: The former member of Throwing Muses, Belly, and the Breeders returns with her second solo album, following 1997's 'Lovesongs for Underdogs.'

Top Track

Keeping You
(T. Donelly) I'm keeping you I'm keeping you I'm keeping you so realize your fate I'm keeping you I'm keeping you I'm keeping you so settle down... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. 80
    May well be Donelly's definitive post-Belly work.
  2. What sets Beautysleep apart from any of her previous records is that her voice is front and center, and stronger than ever.
  3. An album which feels like a hand-me-down from a ghost.
  4. Donelly focuses on tunes that enter your head with a determination to stay for the long term.
  5. Beautysleep's weakness is that so many songs are pretty instead of awe-inspiring-- that she gives us only a little greatness.
  6. Blender
    60
    Donelly shows more confidence in her dreaminess than ever. [Apr/May 2002, p.113]
  7. Alternative Press
    40
    An album full of songs so lethargic, it sounds like it needs a nap halfway through. [Apr 2002, p.71]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. PennyTVGohome
    Feb 20, 2002
    10
    I love it!