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How To Walk Away
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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings

  • Summary: The 10th solo album for the artist was produced by Andy Chase and features Richard Butler, Matthew Caws, Jody Porter, and Tracy Bonham as guests.

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Such A Beautiful Girl
She writes songs at night After everyone has turned out the lights Though she's still young She's had a hard life And she's not giving up believing... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    The result is rueful and gorgeous. [22/29 Aug 2008, p.125]
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  2. AllMusic
    90
    It's a tight, cohesive record with a subtle but undeniable resonance, a record that Juliana Hatfield always seemed on the verge of delivering but finally has.
  3. Billboard
    80
    Hatfield does her moody, catchy indie-pop to near-perfection after so much practice (nine solo albums during the past 16 years), and entertaining examples abound here.
  4. Pitchfork
    66
    Songs this bitter demand catharsis, but nestled in its pop cocoon, that side of Hatfield's story instead gets stifled by the soft bomb approach when what you really want is for the singer, once and for all, to explode in rage and break something.
  5. Spin
    60
    Surprisingly vital.
  6. Under The Radar
    60
    What Hatfield lacks in lyrical grace--she makes up in conviction. [Summer 2008, p.82]
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  7. Paste Magazine
    40
    The album has its moments but suffers from fussy production.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
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  1. MatthewB.
    Aug 22, 2008
    9
    It's very different for Juliana. It's a great pop album, but without losing all of her integrity. It's done in a tasteful, It's very different for Juliana. It's a great pop album, but without losing all of her integrity. It's done in a tasteful, artistic way and it's a really catchy album. The voice and guitars are unchanged. It's nice to have a slightly more modern sound to things.… Expand
  2. KevinM.
    Aug 23, 2008
    8
    Very well produced. Great songwriting.