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- Record Label: Go Beat / Sanctuary
- Release Date: Oct 7, 2003
- Summary: The first solo outing for Portishead's Beth Gibbons finds her teaming up with former Talk Talk bassist Paul "Rustin' Man" Webb on a largely acoustic, melodic collection of 10 tracks.
- Record Label: Go Beat / Sanctuary
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 18 out of 21
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Mixed: 3 out of 21
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Negative: 0 out of 21
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MojoIt's among the best albums ever made. [Nov 2002, p.92]
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Out Of Season is both a remarkable record of beautiful music, and an outstanding, awe-inspiring performance inducing near-irresistible feelings and sensations. This album is a sublime example of the art of the singer, and of the art of music.
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The icing on the cake is in the little details.
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SpinIt's a set of torch songs to do Nico proud--some folkie, some neo-soul, all darker than your closet at midnight. [Oct 2003, p.113]
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Q MagazineAnother like this and people will struggle to remember she was ever in another band. [Dec 2002, p.98]
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While it indeed works wonders in most places, it stumbles in a few, crossing over into an almost sickenly sweet radio-friendly territory that make me doubly wish for new Portishead material.
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Replace crackling vinyl and subwoofer bass with somber piano and mournful cello, and all you're left with is... well, a pretty goddamn miserable woman who happens to have a great voice.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 8
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Mixed: 2 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Feb 20, 2021
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RexAJun 27, 2003One of the BEST albums to come along in the last 10 years. Moving yet subtle.. in one word Amazing.
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TrevorDec 14, 2002
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HeikkiHSep 27, 2005Truly amazing.
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JulieDOct 10, 2004Sublime!
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TylerGJan 7, 2003
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crushcDec 11, 2003
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