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Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Mar 22, 2019
    100
    Her fourth album, No Words Left, is her starkest, filled with lyrics about uncertainty and isolation, and yet her most striking, conveying the strongest sense of her artistic identity yet.
  2. Mar 22, 2019
    80
    With plenty of sweet to balance the sour, this is a record that will resonate with anybody rebuilding themselves in the aftermath of self-doubt, and easily confirms itself as her most honest work yet.
  3. Mar 21, 2019
    80
    When the album closes with the lucid "Song After Song" ("Song after song after song all about me and my misery..."), it's a touching, unexpectedly hummable end to a set that's intricate yet understated, and sad yet comforting.
  4. 80
    For someone who claims she has no words left, she manages to say rather a lot.
  5. Q Magazine
    Mar 15, 2019
    80
    Some of the best [tracks] of Rose's career. [May 2019, p.116]
  6. Mar 25, 2019
    70
    The growth Lucy Rose has experienced since her debut album is self-evident, she tackles universal feelings with unmistakable poetry, and while at times the album can feel drowned out, the overall feeling is one of understanding.
  7. Mojo
    Mar 15, 2019
    60
    Only the title track's gently jazzy diversion (Pt 1) and surprise operatics (Pt 2) shatter the wellness-retreat politeness. [Apr 2019, p.96]
  8. Uncut
    Mar 15, 2019
    60
    The sweetness of her voice often masks tough sentiments. [Apr 2019, p.34]
  9. 60
    Lyrically, this is the best Rose has ever been. Poignant, affecting and candid, at times it’s spectacular. Yet the music fails to reach the same heights, resulting in a mismatched record.

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