Down to Believing
by Allison Moorer
Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. AllMusic
    Mar 16, 2015
    90
    An emotionally raw yet aesthetically fine album. She may have reached into the depths for these songs, but she's delivered us the gift of a burning light.
  2. Mojo
    Apr 22, 2015
    80
    If the album has a fault, it's in sequencing, with some of stronger moments low in the pecking order. [May 2015, p.99]
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  3. Q Magazine
    Apr 1, 2015
    80
    It's when Moorer drops her guard on Like It Used To Be, Thunderstorm/Hurricane and the self-lacerating Mama Let the World In that Down To Believing bursts from black and white into full colour. [May 2015, p.109]
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  5. PopMatters
    Mar 20, 2015
    80
    Like Cash, Moorer vocally can inhabit different genres and help you believe each has a necessary magic. Taken all together, these songs make Down to Believing a deeply moving listen.
  6. Slant Magazine
    Mar 17, 2015
    80
    The taut and engaging first half of Down to Believing juxtaposes formidable country-rock like "I Lost My Crystal Ball" and the garage-rock-at-heart "Tear Me Apart" against more poised and controlled expressions of emotional unrest.
  7. Slant Magazine
    Mar 17, 2015
    80
    The taut and engaging first half of Down to Believing juxtaposes formidable country-rock like "I Lost My Crystal Ball" and the garage-rock-at-heart "Tear Me Apart" against more poised and controlled expressions of emotional unrest.
  8. American Songwriter
    Mar 16, 2015
    80
    Her eighth studio release flows with remarkable continuity. Notwithstanding the melancholy circumstances, Moorer is rocking out forcefully on chugging, swampy gems.
  9. Uncut
    Mar 13, 2015
    80
    Out of the pain and anger, Moorer has fashioned the finest album of her career. [Apr 2015, p.80]
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  10. Exclaim
    Mar 13, 2015
    80
    Down to Believing can unquestionably be described as Moorer's breakup album, but this would sell short its intensely personal complexity.
  11. The Observer (UK)
    Mar 13, 2015
    80
    It’s a brave album, at times raw with anger.
  12. The Telegraph (UK)
    Mar 13, 2015
    60
    There is a neat cover of Creedence’s Have You Ever Seen the Rain but the best songs are her own heartfelt and brooding country ones.

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