Red Letter Year
by Ani DiFranco
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12

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  1. Ravenous
    Nov 21, 2010
    6
    A decent album from one of our most innovative modern musicians and poets. Her strongest work was from 1995-2001, however, and this album simply doesn't represent her music at its best. Still, no one on earth can match this woman lyrically, a fact that her fans continue to appreciate.
  2. TheoM.
    Oct 3, 2008
    9
    Love the new production, cleaner without losing that "raw, in your face" vibe she does so well.
  3. NathanielS.
    Oct 1, 2008
    10
    Great album! Ani always does something different with every new release! Never disappoints!

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. AllMusic
    80
    It is among DiFranco's best records, and along with Sam Phillips' "Don't Do Anything," one of the only singer/songwriter albums to really push the envelope in new directions in 2008.
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  2. Billboard
    80
    The 37-year-old singer/songwriter is a new mom in love with her daughter's dad, and the experience has saturated every element of her work, from the warmed-up sound of her voice and guitar, to the lessons learned at the end of her familiar narratives.
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  3. Boston Globe
    40
    Much of the album sounds like she's simply going through the motions, occasionally picking imagery seemingly just because it rhymes.
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