Metals - Feist
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Universal acclaim- based on 31 Ratings

  • Summary: This is the fourth full-length studio album for the Canadian singer.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 39
  2. Negative: 0 out of 39
  1. Oct 18, 2011
    100
    It's this insistence on resolutely following her instincts that makes this record so lustily appealing from top to bottom. [Nov 2011, p.95]
  2. Oct 7, 2011
    80
    There's a more visceral quality that will help win over those that have been on the fence in the past.
  3. Nov 8, 2011
    80
    The most powerful moments are frequently the most stripped-down, underlying the fact that Feist is surely one of the best singers working today. [Nov. 2011, p. 126]
  4. Nov 11, 2011
    60
    Most of the songs deal with romance in its more dysfunctional guises, but Feist's comforting vocals keep things from getting too forlorn. [#81, p. 54]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. ndf
    10
    The perfect follow-up to the reminder. There aren't any iPod commercials on this album but it is solid from beginning to end. Feist is making great music. This is an album by someone in it for the long haul, not by a pop princess. Expand
  2. It's her best album (so far), and the most cohesive yet. All these songs are well done, but the truly exceptional ones are "The Bad in Each Other" "Caught a Long Wind" "The Circle Married the Line" and, especially, "Anti-Pioneer" which may be her finest song to date (although it's slow buildup and subtle construction nearly ensure few people will hear it). She continues to be one of the finest indie solo artists out there, and her music continues to be wonderfully varied and high quality. Expand
  3. A beautiful assembly of songs that manages to skip back and forth between different styles while still feeling entirely coherent, and it ends up all amounting to a gorgeously tragic musical exploration of solitude. Expand
  4. Right from the first pulsing drums and spiraling guitar on 'The Bad in Each Other', Metals rewards the listener with a pleasant blend of the powerful and the intricate, mingled together in a simple structure that's difficult not to enjoy -- even if it does lack a little pace later on.
    Rarely is a record found with such variety and confidence that fits so snugly together, awarding fans with an astounding record whilst welcoming the uninitiated with open arms.
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