Marissa Nadler - Marissa Nadler
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80 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critics What's this?

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9.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 23 Ratings

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  • Summary: The singer/songwriter's first release, funded by a Kickstarter campaign, is lyrically poignant and melodic with a folk edge.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. The A.V. Club
    Jun 17, 2011
    91
    Marissa Nadler is indeed expansive, but it presses on the chest and pulls at the soul in its own feathery, ethereal way.
  2. Boston Globe
    Jul 8, 2011
    80
    The singer-guitarist's mien is again that of a siren dressed in black mourning and white lace, beckoning lovers and loners through the misty moors.
  3. Under The Radar
    Aug 5, 2011
    80
    This eponymous rebirth is a fine-tuning of her previous country-folk experiments--dream-like pop chiseled from alabaster. [Jul 2011, p.87]
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  4. Uncut
    Jul 28, 2011
    60
    For this fifth album, she changes tack again, gaining in clarity what she loses in originality. [Aug 2011, p.94]
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  1. hinderwander
    10
    This album is like a door into another world. So original, so carefully crafted, so rewarding. There are comparison touch points like Leonard Cohen or Hope Sandoval but they really don't give you an idea of what you're about to hear. I just can't believe that in a moment like right now, 2011 A.D., that an album possesses this kind of delicacy and patience to reward the listener in ways that most other artists/albums seem unaware are even possibilities.… Expand
  2. JPablo
    9
    Marissa Nadler returns with eerie songs that remind her last albums, she offers a new musical progress compared to her previous work, but no musical innovation as such. What makes this album worthwhile is the quality that Marissa has a songwriter, this album is full of beautiful lyrics which together with her great vocal performance make this album a magical and captivating gem. You just need to hear songs like "In your lair, Bear", "In a magazine", or the masterpiece "Puppet master" to fall in love with this album that as Marissa Nadler said "It's the most honest, natural record I've ever written"… Expand

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