Jukebox - Cat Power
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72 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: Chan Marshall releases her second covers album.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. Delusions of Adequacy
    90
    It's her cathartic, invigorating voice on the never-miss Jukebox that aids in delivering one of the best albums of 2008--already.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    80
    Jukebox is an unsurprising album. It sounds exactly how you'd expect–-classic, but not overly well known, songs, like Dylan's 'I Believe In You,' squeezed by the Cat Power sound into tracks that sound like they could feature on "The Greatest."
  3. Under The Radar
    80
    On Jukebox, she shows how her diverse tastes formed what she is today, an artist working at the height of her powers. [Winter 2008, p.81]
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  4. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    Good, but not "The Greatest."

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  1. FrankW.
    9
    Sending shivers down my spine, these covers are elegant and hypnotizing, thank you Chan.
  2. Mr.Jackpot
    9
    This album is a great way to start a day or end a night. Am I the only one who thinks "Jukebox" is better than "The Covers Record"?
  3. jw
    9
    I found it difficult to get past the first song ("New York"). It seemed indecent not to play it again. If Old Blue Eyes were still here, he would have been officially schooled, as the saying goes. Most of the album is like that. If she sang the phone book, you'd think the author brilliant.… Collapse

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