Devotion
by Tirzah
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Aug 10, 2018
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
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  1. All_ButTrU4
    Mar 3, 2021
    8
    Bare, rough and singular come to mind from the second "fine again " drags on. This album has perfected intimacy as an artistic statement. Tirizah sound weaponizes the imperfections and spaces in it's production. The highlight of this record is the production. Sure her voice is the talent but the productions use of piano chords and dreay drum kits creates a diy aesthetic which adds to theBare, rough and singular come to mind from the second "fine again " drags on. This album has perfected intimacy as an artistic statement. Tirizah sound weaponizes the imperfections and spaces in it's production. The highlight of this record is the production. Sure her voice is the talent but the productions use of piano chords and dreay drum kits creates a diy aesthetic which adds to the subject matters candour. The magnificent titoe track sees tirzah literally begging for attention if not bare acknowledging. The conversational plain diction make the desperation that much greater. A memorable debut from this mysterious Canadian artist. Favourites:affection, devotion, do you know.… Expand
  2. Mir9903
    Dec 4, 2021
    9
    It’s so intimate and transports you to a place where the usual way we think music should exist is flipped. The Melodies are distorted, cut or used in a way that modern pop music wouldn’t. I also got 90’s r&b vibes from this, especially from “Gladly” and “Devotion”. It gave me so much nostalgia and offered me a place to call home.

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Aug 20, 2018
    80
    The sound of loving is consistent, even as it appears in radically different instances. The mechanism of love song fits all bodies, all modes. It lands on ears, it laps and licks and it does no harm.
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  2. The 405
    Aug 16, 2018
    90
    On Devotion, she cordons off her own corner of modern Rn’B with a statement destined to become a genre staple.
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  3. Resident Advisor
    Aug 14, 2018
    78
    It's striking how simple and affecting Devotion is as a whole. At a time when so much music is political and intellectualized, Tirzah's sincerity and candor is a breath of fresh air.
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