Nepenthe
by Julianna Barwick
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
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  1. adhamhany
    Aug 29, 2013
    6
    Expands on the sound of the previous album, The Magic Place. Relaxing and serene, the music is quite beautiful. However, while consistency is a good thing in an album, some of the tracks sound too much alike. Overall, i liked the album. My favorite tracks are The Harbinger and Crystal Lake.
  2. indiegalaxy10
    Aug 22, 2013
    8
    This album follows the beauty of The Magic Place but in a more celestial sound. As always the music is amazing but in sometimes is more of the same.

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    Aug 28, 2013
    70
    Her songs sound even more spaced out and unreal than ever.
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  2. The Quietus
    Aug 27, 2013
    90
    In taking her sorrow, turning it on its head and finding inspiration in another magical place, she has produced something powerfully, uniquely transcendent: something vast and expansive, intimate and affecting all at once.
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  3. Dusted Magazine
    Aug 26, 2013
    50
    There is beauty on Nepenthe, but it’s altogether too clean and self-regarding to pack much of a punch.
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