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- Summary: The fourth full-length release for Katie Stelmanis' music project features contributions from Cecile Believe, c_RL, Rodaidh McDonald, and Joseph Shabason.
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- Record Label: Domino
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 9 out of 11
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Mixed: 2 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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May 4, 2020Her latest, HiRUDiN, is another notch on a belt which is tightening its grip on pop supremacy.
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May 1, 2020While it's not as brilliantly cohesive as Future Politics, Hirudin's exploration of losing someone and finding yourself sounds like the music Stelmanis had to make.
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May 6, 2020The most dynamic of Austra’s albums, HiRUDiN cultivates the raw pleasure of pop hooks without shying from the strangeness and discordance that has lit up the project since its 2011 debut.
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May 1, 2020As well as a wide range of emotions, various musical styles are visited and executed with the causal confidence becoming synonymous with her output.
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UncutMay 1, 2020No shortage of flamboyant tunes. [Jun 2020, p.27]
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May 1, 2020For all its focus on breakups, love very much appears on the record. "How Did You Know?" uses light and layered synths to create air on the album and explore the feeling of hope found in a new love."
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Q MagazineMay 5, 2020The results are mixed. [Jul 2020, p.104]
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Positive: 4 out of 4
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Mixed: 0 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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May 1, 2020This whole album is so incredible and each song is so unique, beautiful and meaningful ✨♥️
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