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- Summary: Coming a full 35 years after her debut ('Just Another Diamond Day'), the British folk singer's second LP finds her backed by fans/followers such as Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsom.
- Record Label: Dicristina Stair / Fat Cat
- Genre(s): Folk, Singer-Songwriter
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 21
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Mixed: 2 out of 21
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Negative: 0 out of 21
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Like all works of elusive beauty, Lookaftering is something that is so immediate and accessible it will take time to realize just how enriched with subtle evocation it is.
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MagnetIf it takes another 36 years for something so sublime, I await the next 36 years. [#70, p.86]
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To say Lookaftering takes up where Just Another Diamond Day left off is an understatement. It feels like no time has elapsed at all since 1970, neither in her own life nor the outside world.
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This is no appendix, no addendum to Diamond Day, but rather a second solid installment in a career we music gluttons consider to be too sparse. Bunyan's songwriting, her assembly of musicians, and especially her voice are superb on Lookaftering, possibly more so here than they were on Diamond Day.
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What makes Bunyan's return such an unqualified success is that, unlike so many of those she's influenced (Patrick Wolf excluded) she doesn't come within a country mile of the briar patch of cloying kookiness.
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Q MagazineThere's still something truly magical in the wistful clarity of her voice. [Nov 2005, p.131]
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Entertainment WeeklyBunyan's wispy soprano lacks nuance, making for music that's ultimately more numbing than emotive. [4 Nov 2005, p.71]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 16 out of 23
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Mixed: 4 out of 23
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Negative: 3 out of 23
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johnHNov 13, 2005When I first encountered Just Another Diamond Day a few years back I was annoyed to discover it was firstly so old and secondly a one-off. So I
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StevenLDec 7, 2005It's soothing and beautiful. Vashti has a lovely voice, and this is a fantastic album.
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SebastianNNov 13, 2006One of my all time favorite folk albums.
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PlatypusQuestOct 25, 2005
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SeanTDec 11, 2005
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nameDec 16, 2005The title to track 8 says it all: "Same But Different". It's still very good though.
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MarcENov 14, 2005
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