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Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut full-length solo release for the ex-member of Dirty Projectors was produced partly by David Longstreth.
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No Coffee
The moon illuminates the waves and I'm in love The glow of a Scorpio sun beats down from high above I haven't been the same since you went away I... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Jun 20, 2017
    90
    As a breakup record City of No Reply is truly refreshing. It’s vulnerable without being either self-defeating or overly-aggressive and it’s both honest and warm, admitting blame without being overly-dramatic.
  2. Jun 2, 2017
    80
    The result is intriguing--an album about going it alone, that hasn’t entirely shaken its past.
  3. Jun 2, 2017
    80
    Easy on the ears, heartfelt, and subtly detailed, City of No Reply establishes Coffman as both an innovative and accessible artist.
  4. Jun 2, 2017
    75
    City Of No Reply is an album of stylistic hybrids. Coffman’s voice stitches all of these disparate influences together, at home among glistening neo-soul and phaser-pedal funk.
  5. Jun 15, 2017
    74
    There is plenty to celebrate and admire about City of No Reply. Coffman’s pristine crooning fans the embers just enough to draw you in closer, and it takes no effort whatsoever to find an immense, relatable comfort in her lyrical coyness. The most frustrating letdown is not the quality of the songs themselves, but how they are unavoidably ensnared by production choices so at odds with their roots.
  6. Jun 6, 2017
    70
    The brighter moments of the second half can be interesting, but never as achingly perfect as that opening stretch.
  7. Mojo
    Jun 27, 2017
    60
    Her relaxed experimentation is more inviting than hearing Longstreth grind his axe. [Aug 2017, p.92]

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