Boys Don't Cry
by Rumer
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Sep 25, 2012
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. AllMusic
    Jun 4, 2012
    80
    These are organic and rich-sounding tracks that frame Rumer's voice in sparkling piano, cinematic bits of strings, rounded horn parts, the twang of the occasional pedal steel guitar, and even a poignant harmonica line.
  2. Uncut
    Jun 1, 2012
    70
    Despite the odd longueurs, Boys Don't Cry is a heartfelt, beguiling match of singer and song. [Jul 2012, p.80]
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  3. Q Magazine
    Oct 12, 2012
    80
    Each songwriter is honored, and often improved by Rumer's thoughtful readings. [Jul 2012, p.109]
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  5. The Observer (UK)
    May 31, 2012
    70
    Boys Don't Cry isn't as satisfying a release as an original album would have been. But this is the labour of love whose genesis predates her debut. And it really does sound like another season in her soul.
  6. BBC Music
    May 29, 2012
    80
    Boys Don't Cry works superbly as a companion piece to Seasons.
  7. Los Angeles Times
    Aug 14, 2012
    63
    Yet if Rumer seems to be thinking less critically here, she sounds just as beautiful doing it.
  8. The Independent on Sunday (UK)
    May 29, 2012
    80
    Obscure or not, they're songs worth learning, especially when sung as gorgeously as this.

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