I Like to Keep Myself in Pain
by Kelly Hogan
  • Record Label: Anti
  • Release Date: Jun 5, 2012
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  1. AlexxTrusc
    Jun 18, 2012
    7
    Kelly Hogan being an artist of Neko Casse's backing band, has just released her fifth in career and first for over eleven years album, whose greatest strength are undoubtedly lyrics. The album represented by tracks like "Golden" and "Sympathy Slumbers" shows their pop nature, but usually in a somewhat minimalist style - even by the occasion of exuberant songs - which is undoubtedly inKelly Hogan being an artist of Neko Casse's backing band, has just released her fifth in career and first for over eleven years album, whose greatest strength are undoubtedly lyrics. The album represented by tracks like "Golden" and "Sympathy Slumbers" shows their pop nature, but usually in a somewhat minimalist style - even by the occasion of exuberant songs - which is undoubtedly in the case of the artist a good move.… Collapse

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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
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  1. Q Magazine
    Jul 25, 2012
    60
    The 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]
  2. Mojo
    Jul 19, 2012
    80
    This is Hogan's first solo album in 11 years and her best. [Aug 2012, p.96]
  3. PopMatters
    Jul 16, 2012
    80
    After 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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