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  • Artist(s): Laurel Sprengelmeyer
  • Summary: Working with Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry, the second full-length release for the Canadian-based indie artist Laurel Sprengelmeyer features guest appearances from such artists as Sufjan Stevens, Sharon Van Etten, and Kyp Malone.
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Love as a Weapon
I was putting on my raincoat When I saw myself again I was thinking about how I felt When you fooled my heart again When your love's not a... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Aug 3, 2016
    80
    This is an album full of vivid imagination, and executed with the skills to make those ideas stick.
  2. Mojo
    May 10, 2016
    80
    An account of how virulent idealogy can draw in the most rational people. [Jun 2016, p.97]
  3. May 10, 2016
    80
    Cult Following manages to be danceable, fun and impactful, all in a tight 45 minutes.
  4. May 11, 2016
    80
    It's the kind of album that resists being parsed out into singles. Aside from radio-ready lead track Love As A Weapon, the rest work together as a cohesive whole even while bouncing around lyrically.
  5. May 10, 2016
    75
    The record is fluid, but front-loaded.
  6. 60
    Lyrically, the concepts are obtuse and diffuse, but with all the effort Little Scream and co-producer/multi-instrumentalist Richard Reed put into the soundscape, it’s likely there are some intriguing concepts here, if you can untangle them.
  7. Jun 20, 2016
    40
    It makes for an uneven, unbalanced experience that, sadly, is better on paper than in practice.