Sketches from the Book of the Dead
by Mick Harvey
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: May 3, 2011
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. musicOMH.com
    May 4, 2011
    60
    What we're left with is a sincere, patiently crafted musical statement that is high on atmosphere but rather hard work.
  2. The Telegraph (UK)
    May 4, 2011
    60
    Sparsely arranged around piano, guitar and his gruff vocals, it's sombre, but affecting.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    May 4, 2011
    50
    Sadly, a lack of focus in melody and structure means it's not quite as atmospheric as Mick seems to think.
  5. Mojo
    May 18, 2011
    60
    Harvey's softly purring voice hardly leaps from the speakers, but his identity is stamped strikingly on Rhymeless, with its malevolent appropriation of "all the songs you never sang to your little ones." [Jun 2011, p.103]
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