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  • Summary: The full-length debut release for the New Zealand singer-songwriter comes seven years after her EP, Letters I Wrote And Never Sent.
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  1. Dec 17, 2015
    80
    Call the Days, the track that heralded this brand new folk-inclined singer-songwriter’s extraordinarily assured debut, suggested an Antipodean Laura Marling, a talented 24-year-old with a preternatural ability to translate internal weather into chords and words.
  2. Mojo
    Dec 17, 2015
    80
    A wonderful album. [Jan 2016, p.93]
  3. Uncut
    Dec 17, 2015
    80
    Nadia Reid's impeccable debut will maybe set a wider orbit in motion. [Dec 2015, p.77]
  4. Dec 17, 2015
    80
    Reid’s voice is wistful and reflective, sometimes blurring the syllables, and it gives this startlingly good debut a feeling of warmth, a welcoming Aga in the musical kitchen.
  5. Dec 17, 2015
    72
    Not to underestimate the experiences behind Reid's lyrics, but the loss of faith that unravels throughout the record comes off a little grave, reminiscent of those fogged post-heartbreak moments where it's impossible to believe you'll ever be happy again.... But there are also beautiful, revealing turns of phrase.
  6. Dec 17, 2015
    70
    These are strong songs. This is a coherent, mature piece of work.
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