In Exile Deo
by Juliana Hatfield
  • Record Label: Zoe
  • Release Date: May 18, 2004
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. AllMusic
    90
    Listeners who came of age during the alt-rock revolution and were disappointed, even outraged, at Liz Phair's Matrix makeover in 2003 should find In Exile Deo is exactly what they were looking for.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Compellingly merges her girlish voice and bittersweet melodic sensibility with forthright lyrical insight. [21 May 2004, p.77]
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  3. Pitchfork
    76
    Hatfield's finest work in a decade.
  5. Q Magazine
    40
    Her attempts to swagger on songs like Dirty Dog will fool nobody. [Aug 2004, p.112]
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  6. Rolling Stone
    60
    Hatfield sounds content to turn out wistful songwriter-with-backup fare that rocks lightly and stays bright around the corners. [10 Jun 2004, p.91]
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  7. ShakingThrough.net
    76
    Possibly Hatfield's best work since her solo debut.
  8. Trouser Press
    90
    The songs on In Exile Deo are her strongest yet.

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User score distribution:
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  1. ScottC
    Mar 18, 2005
    7
    Solid work with some jaw-dropping moments. Where it's perfectly on, it's lush and brilliant; where it's off, it's merely Solid work with some jaw-dropping moments. Where it's perfectly on, it's lush and brilliant; where it's off, it's merely pleasant. I look forward to her next record.… Full Review »
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