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Universal acclaim- based on 92 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 82 out of 92
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Mixed: 6 out of 92
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Negative: 4 out of 92
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Nov 24, 2021album is the sound of an excellent singer, songwriter, arranger, and, I’d argue, thinker translating those strengths into some of the most stirring music you’ll hear this year. Loud City Song may not be loud, but the echo it makes is unforgettable.
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Sep 23, 2014The album that passed Yeezus as my favourite record of 2013.
The only meh thing about this album is the closing track takes a bit too long to develop and starts to drag on just a little bit.
Fav tracks: All but the last one
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Jun 30, 2014
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Jan 19, 2014Beautiful and surprising album. I'll be playing this one for a long long time. Pretty much addresses every quality I look for in an album. Every song has a very deep, orchestral feel. This isn't the kind of album you are going to want to play loudly in a car full of friends, but rather an album best enjoyed in solitude..
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Nov 6, 2013
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Sep 6, 2013I am totally on the fence with this one. I want to like it. But ultimately I feel it's a bit overrated. Unusual yes and that is a good thing. But it feels like a sorbet when you are extremely hungry nice, refreshing, but doesn't hit the spot. Maybe I'll have to give it a few more listens but there's not much to grasp onto here.
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Aug 25, 2013
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Aug 25, 2013
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Aug 24, 2013This is a very good and original album. Love the gentle texture and rhythms of each of the songs. Very relaxing. After several listens, Maxim's I, Hello Stranger and This is a True Heart are standouts for me; however, all songs are great. One of the best albums this year.
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Aug 20, 2013This is simply the best album of 2013 so far, the beauty of the songs and the voice of Julia are magnificent. The sounds and the lyrics are incredible and the albums is a masterpiece!
Awards & Rankings
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Q MagazineJan 27, 2014Her songs are challenging, expansive and cinematic, turning minimalist melodies on their heads and redefining the limits of pop. [Oct 2013, p.103]
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Sep 4, 2013Loud City Song is her most broadly scoped and epic album to date.
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Aug 29, 2013Loud City Song is a true achievement from Julia Holter. Nary is there a hook on the album, but the richness and vividness that she brings to the songs musically and lyrically will hook you more effectively anyway.