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- Summary: This is the second full-length album for Jesy Fortino, the singer-songwriter based in Seattle, Washington.
- Record Label: Sub Pop
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Singer-Songwriter
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 17
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Mixed: 6 out of 17
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Negative: 0 out of 17
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There’s rarely a song here that isn’t beautiful: Fortino’s sense for gorgeous melodies, both instrumentally and vocally, simply shines throughout.
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Fortino has created an album that is easily one of the year’s most moving reflections. It’s that life is all but lost and Fortino’s take on things are spectacularly delivered.
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Taken as a whole, Life doesn't really depart from "Hands Across the Void" (itself not exactly a cheery record), but rather refines and builds upon it, besting the previous album's runtime by a factor of 1.5 and boasting, as a bonus, a number of melodies that stick like tar in spite of their spareness.
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This kind of deliberate quiet may not be for everyone. But if you’re willing to live with Life on Earth for a while, you might be surprised how comforting its vast isolation can feel.
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Fortino's considerable talent for trance-inducing musical honesty could probably use a little bit of editing. It's better in the end for listeners to feel like they're being driven, not just along for the ride.
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The result is a very quiet record (possibly reflecting her admittedly timid nature--stage fright was once a big problem for her), but one that rewards a close listen.
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MojoThe result, unfortunately, is one of the dreariest hours you will even spend listening to music. [Aug 2009, p.100]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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EricCJul 13, 2009
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JeremyFJul 15, 2009
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