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There are melancholic edges, but it's not haunting, it's comforting, reassuring music that's quietly powerful, music that Dido hinted at before but never quite made.
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This album is a mature and thoughtful collection of songs and a fine memorial to her father, who would have been right to be proud.
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There isn't a standout single, but this is Dido's most fully realized and elegantly rendered collection.
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It's taken nine years and two tries, but Dido has finally given her debut the follow-up it deserves.
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Q MagazineLucky, then she's so musically warm and, like its predecessors, Safe Trip Home takes comfort in a sound that almost masks her unrest. Almost. [Dec 2008, p.127]
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The emotion in these sad, subtle songs seems inherent enough, though you may still find yourself wishing she'd allowed the slightest hint of it to creep into her voice.
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It is an album that builds on everything she had done previously, but with a much more personal and mature touch than I ever expected from her.
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Dido's voice is so comforting, you almost miss the blues it conceals.
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The album reveals nuances and feels richer with repeated plays, even though there's no single track that demands repeat listens. For songs that are just fine, they're great.
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It's potentially affecting stuff, and the gentleness of the production--several songs sound as though they were recorded by candlelight--heightens the atmosphere of desolation and fragility. The problem is Dido's soft voice: it's so lacking in expressiveness that words and emotions drift by, too wan to strike home.
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The album might be Dido's least adventurous to date, her brand of vanilla soul going down like a warm cup of milk.
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Dido should let her socks go unsorted for a while; genuine sorrow sounds good on her.
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Dido's third solo album reveals an unyielding fear of intimacy, her mellow trip-pop (coproduced by Jon Brion) buckling underneath sadness and alienation.
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If you come to Safe Trip Home without expecting the big hits or a surprise collaboration with a rapper, you’ll be disappointed. If you’re a Dido faithful who’s just endured five years of hell, you’ll find she’s is still the perfect soundtrack to your life.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 42 out of 53
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Mixed: 5 out of 53
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Negative: 6 out of 53
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[Anonymous]Nov 22, 2008Mature and so refreshingly different to the sound most artistes are going for today.