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Florine [EP]
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83

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6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

  • Summary: The second EP for the singer was inspired by music she heard in church.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Pitchfork
    82
    Florine feels bracingly intimate and original, in its hieroglyphic way.
  2. No Ripcord
    80
    Barwick’s angelic voice channels whale song, her textless mantras capture a serene ambience, and her ear for arrangement are far beyond her years. Most impressive, though, is Barwick's relentless inventiveness: Florine is unlike anything you will hear this year.
  3. PopMatters
    80
    As amazing as Florine is, an entire LP or even another EP of exactly the same thing would probably become tiresome. The fact that she has carved out a rather unique niche is a rare feat, but expanding her sound will only make her more formidable.
  4. Dusted Magazine
    80
    Dizzying and beautiful at once, it is unlike anything else from 2009.
  5. The Boston Phoenix
    75
    Aficionados of ambient music might moan over Florine’s sometimes frustrating lack of low end, but for those with an open mind, a long drive, and/or a large joint, Barwick provides one of this winter’s prettiest half-hours.
  6. cokemachineglow
    74
    It’s music that, outside of a live setting where one has the benefit of watching her assemble her loops, calls for patience, and it’s difficult to anticipate under what circumstances her techniques could lend themselves to something either more ambitious or longer in form or structure.

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  1. hydrawithears
    Oct 3, 2011
    10
    Before the release of her beautiful and unearthly The Magic Place, Julianna Barwick amazed the world with her second EP titled Florine. Itâ