Made of Bricks - Kate Nash
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critics What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 49 Ratings

  • Summary: After the success of the single "Foundations," her debut album was released five weeks early and opened as the number-one album in the UK.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 23
  2. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. So, from bed-bound broken foot casualty to creator of the finest debut album of the year in just over a year.
  2. 80
    Nash's bluntness and detail make for a good spectacle. [Feb 2008, p.96]
  3. What impresses the most about Made of Bricks are her deft sketches of deteriorating relationships.
  4. 60
    Her story-songs about crushes gone wrong and nerdy social skills are like late-night IMs set to coffeehouse guitars. [Mar 2008, p.100]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 29
  2. Negative: 6 out of 29
  1. I love this album. THe first thing that wowed me was that Nash writes all her own songs and music. Another thing is her style..I love how you can hear her accent while she's singing and overall I would reccomend this album even to the unbelieving in music Expand
  2. Nash's co-written material on this album makes for an interesting listen but the rest of the album, written on her own, can take some time to get used to; the quirky hooks and squashed-up lyrics don't always hit the ear right the first time around but I guarantee you after a couple more listens it becomes clear that Nash is a more than capable songwriter with a lot to say. Her lyrics, brutally honest yet so indirect, sung in her trademark talky-singy style, makes every song instantly relatable, none more so than "We Get On", a heartbreaking song about having a crush on someone. Other highlights are the cheeky pop song, "Pumpkin Soup" (co-written with Paul Epworth, the man behind Adele and Florence), and the over-produced yet hard-hitting **** Song". The kooky story of a young girl, "Mariella", also becomes very addictive too. Overall, a great debut album, albeit an acquired taste! Expand
  3. With the magnificent debut of Foundations and the follow up singles I had high hopes for this album but it didn't quite live up to the expectation.
  4. AidanK.
    4
    Some of these songs aren't bad at all, but after 3 or 4 songs the voice just becomes unbearable.

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