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I Am Not There Anymore
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Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings

  • Summary: The latest full-length release from British indie-pop band The Clientele was recorded in London from 2019-2022, in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. AllMusic
    Jul 28, 2023
    90
    It adds up to another pitch perfect album by the band, certainly one of their best and most devastatingly pretty works. In a career full of brilliance, that's saying ever so much.
  2. Uncut
    Jul 26, 2023
    90
    through his efforts to convey a profound experience of loss in a long-gone summer, these songs offer an uncommonly generous wealth of grace and beauty. [Aug 2023, p.32]
  3. musicOMH.com
    Jul 28, 2023
    90
    As the album draws to a close, it’s hard not to see I Am Not There Anymore as their most ambitious, artistically progressive offering to date.
  4. The Quietus
    Jul 26, 2023
    80
    Despite the strong influence that can detected in the band’s style – Smile via Penguin Café Orchestra, The High Llamas and contemporary classical ensemble North Sea Radio Orchestra perhaps – few others are so committed to making music that sounds like this. After decades building up to it, The Clientele have produced what is probably their finest, most enjoyable record.
  5. Pitchfork
    Jul 28, 2023
    80
    A fresh sense of discovery also suffuses I Am Not There Anymore’s more straightforward songs.
  6. Beats Per Minute
    Jul 28, 2023
    80
    They have managed to recapture the magic that permeated their best material and made it so imminently replayable. This is a bold move that should be celebrated, and more importantly, it should be emulated.
  7. Glide Magazine
    Jul 28, 2023
    80
    The hour of music on The Clientele’s I Am Not There Anymore flies by with a widely entertaining gusto while satisfying the band’s restless creativity.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. jimmypowder
    Aug 4, 2023
    10
    Will be rated as a classic inWill be rated as a classic in hindsight...................................................................................................................................................… Expand
  2. drusslaw
    Jul 28, 2023
    10
    Phenomenal album from a band that never seems to get enough credit for their brilliance. Go listen to their whole catalogue, you won't bePhenomenal album from a band that never seems to get enough credit for their brilliance. Go listen to their whole catalogue, you won't be disappointed.… Expand
  4. simonrs27
    Jul 28, 2023
    8
    Donovan and Beatles vibes. Very good experimental pop and psychedelic pop. Good production. Always good.
  5. Lajaleaa
    Aug 29, 2023
    6
    This is as good as mediocre gets. I apologize for this, but I'm not sure why I found barely pieces of music and sound in here. I readThis is as good as mediocre gets. I apologize for this, but I'm not sure why I found barely pieces of music and sound in here. I read somewhere this would be something like "straight forward"... and it was in the worst possible way. There is a comeback exploration feel in here, which at the beginning sounds like a styless statement, then it just became too long with the interludes that, from my point of view, they were just as empty as any other song in the album. The lyrics can come interesting in some few songs, the composition is just a very recycled concept of pop/rock that doesn't actually propose nothing new, interesting or even entertaining. I also don't feel the concept and the composition are working together, and that might be because of a lack of focus on most or all matters. Honestly, I would not be sure what things (because they are several) are the ones holding back the album almost to its invisibility.
    For my first time listening to this band, this feels more like a funding than an actual comeback.    … Expand

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