Home Video
by Lucy Dacus
  • Record Label: Matador
  • Release Date: Jun 25, 2021
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85

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
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  1. The Observer (UK)
    Jun 28, 2021
    60
    Nothing else on Home Video can match this intensity [on "Thumbs"], but Dacus’s writing retains its forthrightness throughout.

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#53 Best Album of 2021

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8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 41 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 41
  3. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. holdenh
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Lucy Dacus’s ‘Home Video’, is her best written and best sounding album yet. When I listen to this record I feel so many things, nostalgia,Lucy Dacus’s ‘Home Video’, is her best written and best sounding album yet. When I listen to this record I feel so many things, nostalgia, sadness, hope. My personal favorite tracks are Hot and Heavy, Thumbs, First Time. One of my favorite records of the year.… Full Review »
  2. MrFrench
    Aug 19, 2021
    8
    Despite being somniferous and monotonous in its vocal delivery and instrumentals, Clairo clearly can write songs and has talent. While thisDespite being somniferous and monotonous in its vocal delivery and instrumentals, Clairo clearly can write songs and has talent. While this won’t be an album I choose to enjoy from start to finish, I can see myself enjoying the songs separately or on a rainy or snowy day. My favorite component of this work is how this album showcases reminders for her and us. When I think of a reaper, I think of the grim reaper and the scythe alongside its connection to death. Clairo pulls us in to remind us and herself of what looms. The three strongest songs on this album are BLOUSE, JUST FOR TODAY, and REAPER. BLOUSE has Clairo asking why she talks about how she is feeling with a particular person when that person is clearly not interested in that as they prefer to go sexual. JUST FOR TODAY is a heavy track covering anxiety, depression, metal health is a long-term struggle, and suicidal thoughts alongside the need to talk about these tough topics in order to move forward. REAPER announces how
    motherhood is likely in Clairo’s future alongside that contrast between her being somebody and producing somebody and sharing things with the future child. There’s also a fear of messing it all up, which is then pushed aside by keeping it a mental exercise. Bambi - 7
    Amoeba - 8 Partridge - 6
    Zinnias - 8 Blouse - 10
    Wade - 7
    Harbor - 8
    Just For Today - 10
    Joanie - N/A Reaper - 10
    Little Changes - 6
    Management - 7 87/110: 79/100 C    … Full Review »
  3. rickterp
    Jul 13, 2021
    9
    Lucy Dacus continues to deliver great music. This collection explores moments in her experiences in Christian youth culture in the 2000s.Lucy Dacus continues to deliver great music. This collection explores moments in her experiences in Christian youth culture in the 2000s. Wonderfully subtle songwriting.… Full Review »
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