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Dec 7, 2011Stranger Me is not only a logical title but a demanding and surprisingly successful experiment that challenges both LaVere and the listener, pushing her into edgy, clearly non-commercial areas.
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Aug 3, 2011With a solid collection of songs and some enormously creative and varied approaches to playing them, Stranger Me is the best work yet of an artist likely to continue growing further.
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MojoAug 30, 2011Stranger Me is accurately titled. It's both intriguing and entertaining throughout. [Sept. 2011, p. 106]
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Jul 19, 2011LaVere could rest on her lyrics alone, which are witty and feisty enough to stand on their own, but by giving her band boundless license to indulge any whim or eccentricity, she has crafted a well-rounded album that is already among the year's best.
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Aug 25, 2011LaVere has her feet on more ephemeral ground where she's just as likely to trip, but she never falls. Perhaps that's because she's already so close to the ground.
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Q MagazineAug 9, 2011Growing confidence as a songwriter, arrangements that push the boundaries of Americana, even an unlikely Captain Beefheart cover make Stranger Me, her third release, extra rewarding. [Aug 2011, p.126]
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Jul 19, 2011LaVere sounds like a gifted kidnap victim--scared, angry, resourceful. You just know she's going to set herself free.
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Aug 10, 2011Spookiness suits her.
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UncutJul 28, 2011Arcade Fire producer Craig Silvey and a slick session band sculpt an impressively spacey sound, but LaVere's self-conscious, bored voice strangles everything at birth. [Aug 2011, p.93]