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64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 18
  2. Negative: 0 out of 18
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Jun 13, 2014
    91
    Her first solo album brims with sassy, leather-clad guitar struts like the Neil Young-assisted "Down The Wrong Way" and the sad-eyed "Like In The Movies." [20 Jun 2014, p.64]
  2. Jun 10, 2014
    85
    Stockholm, produced by Peter Bjorn and John’s Bjorn Yttling, has the cutting lyrical tilt and raw agony that defined the Pretender, but its sheen beckons listeners.
  3. Q Magazine
    Jun 13, 2014
    80
    Stockholm contains 11 good-to-excellent songs, hooks and pleasure aplenty, but still, alas, short of a masterpiece. [Jul 2014, p.101]
  4. Classic Rock Magazine
    Dec 18, 2014
    70
    She still knows how to hone a catchy melody. [Summer 2014, p.88]
  5. Magnet
    Jun 13, 2014
    70
    It gets waylaid by a few meandering ballads and overly repetitive choruses, but Hynde's still one of rock'n'roll's great singers. [No. 110, p.57]
  6. Jun 11, 2014
    70
    As it is a Chrissie Hynde project, it is a little inconsistent, sometimes sagging on ballads or dragging its feet at mid-tempos, but there are several strong additions to her canon and the overall feel is appealing and, thanks to her unexpected collaborator, fresher than expected.
  7. Jun 10, 2014
    70
    "In a Miracle" sounds like Aimee Mann after a warm bath. But Hynde can still flash her blade.
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Sep 17, 2014
    8
    Stephen Erlewine from the All Music Guide sillily writes the disclaimer that the Stockholm of the title of this passable work does not in factStephen Erlewine from the All Music Guide sillily writes the disclaimer that the Stockholm of the title of this passable work does not in fact refer to the Stockholm Syndrome but indeed refers to her Swedish co-workers on the album. Well, that's good to know, Mr. Erlewine, but entirely unnecessary as those of us who have visited Stockholm, Sweden - myself having just returned from this most lovely international city - are under no illusion that the title can mean anything other than the city, Mr. Erlewine, that you do not deign to mention. Full Review »