Petra Goes to the Movies - Petra Haden
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  • Summary: Petra Haden returns with a follow-up to her 2005 a capella album of The Who Sell Out with an album of a capella movie themes.
  • Record Label: Anti
  • Genre(s): Vocal, Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Soundtracks, Stage & Screen, Film Music, Acappella
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. The New York Times
    Jan 24, 2013
    80
    The arrangements are ingenious, emphasizing Ms. Haden's gift for mimesis: she can suggest the swoon of a string section as handily as the blare of a solitary bugle.
  2. Under The Radar
    Jan 24, 2013
    75
    Goes To The Movies is an a capella tour de force. [Jan-Feb 2013, p.87]
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  3. Uncut
    Feb 4, 2013
    70
    The effect [sung wordlessly, a cappella, with a multi-tracked choir humming the arrangements] is initially comic but soon becomes utterly mesmeric. [Mar 2013, p.72]
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  4. Mojo
    Mar 7, 2013
    60
    Truly cinematic and imbued with humour and pathos, popcorn not included. [Apr 2013, p.94]
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