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Jun 4, 2012I Like to Keep Myself in Pain works as both a career summing up and a fascinating introduction to one of the most accomplished, underappreciated vocalists of the last two decades.
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Jun 4, 2012A deeply rewarding album.
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Jun 4, 2012Hogan's style is refreshingly simple, honest, and strikes its target on every track; whether she's tackling country, pop, supper-club blues, or uptempo R&B, she can sing it right and make you a believer, and I Like to Keep Myself in Pain is the triumphant showcase her talent has deserved for far too long.
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MojoJul 19, 2012This is Hogan's first solo album in 11 years and her best. [Aug 2012, p.96]
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Jul 16, 2012After a career spent paying her dues, it's exhilarating to see Kelly Hogan step so effortlessly into a spotlight of her own.
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Jun 26, 2012The album's blend of country, pop and soul is both classic and classy.
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Jun 20, 2012It's an A-list of contributors for sure, but what's most impressive is how Hogan makes each offering her own.
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Jun 5, 2012As deeply rooted in American tradition as that sound is, it is never straightjacketed by nostalgia.
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UncutJun 4, 2012The real standouts are "Daddy's Little Girl," in which M Ward puts her inside the head of Frank Sinatra, and the Jack Pendarvis-Andrew Bird collaboration "We Can't Have Have Things."
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Jun 4, 2012Despite her solo catalog, Hogan has hidden in the shadows too long; this stunning set shows she's ready for the spotlight.
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Jun 6, 2012I Like to Keep Myself in Pain is a passionate, yet refined record, the culmination of all the years Hogan has spent quietly honing her craft, snug in the shadows of her more well-known peers.
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Jun 5, 2012It's clear that Hogan isn't packing any big surprises in this otherwise pleasant, uncomplicated folk-pop record.
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Jun 15, 2012It's meta Loretta Lynn, played straight; when she wails on the faintly arch title track, the pain sounds like no joke.
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Q MagazineJul 25, 2012The key track is We Can't Have Nice Things, envisaged by its writer as a George Jones lost love ballad, an turned into a gripping country soul psychodrama. [Aug 2012, p.96]
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Jun 21, 2012The diversity leaves it without a consistent mood or conceptual through-line, however, and while Hogan's singing voice is, like the album, pleasant enough, it's not especially distinct or memorable.
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Jun 19, 2012This is a merely pleasant album, and especially after 11 long years, pleasant is a low hurdle for such an inimitable singer.