How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars
by The Weather Station
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. All_ButTrU4
    Mar 4, 2022
    7
    following up 2021 grand ''ignorance'' would never have been an easy feat but hey have not disappointed. sure it doesn't match it but i lags only by a little. this feels as essential as ''evermore'' was to ''folklore', it doesn't break new grounds but instead explores deep sodden melancholy soundscapes in often amorphous songs bereft of melody an hooks. instead here is a sometimes eeriefollowing up 2021 grand ''ignorance'' would never have been an easy feat but hey have not disappointed. sure it doesn't match it but i lags only by a little. this feels as essential as ''evermore'' was to ''folklore', it doesn't break new grounds but instead explores deep sodden melancholy soundscapes in often amorphous songs bereft of melody an hooks. instead here is a sometimes eerie soprano lures you in reinforced with pianos .a voice sounding older than the artist i constantly sounds mid whisper or near breaking, a fragile marvel. i found this o be a great follow up… Expand
  2. IngmarGod
    Mar 14, 2022
    6
    I don't why It becomes so boring.. nice melodies tho.. hard to recognize the name of the song.. because they sound the same..
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    Well, It's a good choice at midnight.
  3. highballslider
    Mar 26, 2022
    9
    This album is a safe space to feel your feelings, The beautiful sorrow would have been too on the nose as an album title. Pop it in and cry your heart out had to give a 9.0 because I literally liked 9 out of 10 songs. Don't think there will be any hits on this one but a beautifully stunning album nonetheless.

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Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Dusted Magazine
    Mar 31, 2022
    80
    The recording’s sessions were done in a few days, and the final product retains a fetching immediacy and intimacy. A fundamental lightness of affect pervades the recording, even when it delves into heavy or sad topics.
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  2. The A.V. Club
    Mar 7, 2022
    83
    Given the deeply vulnerable quality of all the tracks on How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars, however, Lindeman’s instincts to allow them to breathe—recording them as simply as possible in an improvisational way—reveals a different facet of her songcraft, one that’s just as accomplished as the arguably more accessible sound of Ignorance.
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  3. Beats Per Minute
    Mar 7, 2022
    80
    While much of Lindeman’s recent work spotlights her knack for lush arrangements and declarative statements, How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars accentuates her nuanced artistry, including her gift for vocal and sonic restraint and lyrical precision.
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