Little Heater - Catherine Irwin
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  • Summary: The second solo album for the alt-country singer who was one-half of Freakwater was produced by Tara Jane O'Neil.
  • Record Label: Thrill Jockey
  • Genre(s): Country, Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Americana, Pop/Rock, Neo-Traditional Folk, International, Appalachian, North American Traditions
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Magnet
    Oct 1, 2012
    85
    Arriving ten years after her solo debut, Little Heater has managed to take the anachronistic qualities of Irwin's sound and imbue them with real relevance. [No.91 p.55]
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  2. Exclaim
    Sep 27, 2012
    80
    The arrival of Little Heater, only Irwin's second solo album, is therefore a notable event, and nothing about it disappoints.
  3. Uncut
    Oct 26, 2012
    80
    These stark, largely unadorned folk-country songs are given added edge by Irwin's faintly metallic voice, with delicate shadings from the like of producer and multi-instrumental wizz Tara Jane O'Neil and pedal steeler Marc Orleans. [Dec 2012, p.72]
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  4. Blurt Magazine
    Feb 19, 2013
    60
    Though hardly the type of platter meant to accompany any sort of festive gathering, Little Heater still manages to stir the senses.

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