Stranger Things Have Happened
by Clare Maguire
Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. Uncut
    Aug 5, 2016
    60
    There's still a tendency to over-emote with superfluous melisma. But when she's at her starkest and most haunting, accompanied by little more than Beste's piano on "Faded" and "Leave You In Yesterday," she hits the spot unerringly. [Sep 2016, p.76]
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  2. The Guardian
    Aug 5, 2016
    60
    A collection of classy, retro pop that showcases her chameleonic voice. It’s not a style that holds a huge amount of excitement any more, as indicated by the album’s more banal junctures, such as the rather stale Elizabeth Taylor and various cod-Adele moments. But Maguire proves it can still be startlingly fruitful.
  3. The Observer (UK)
    Aug 5, 2016
    60
    A set of retro-inspired songs that don’t, frankly, refashion the wheel, but boast a certain tremulous, lived-and-loved appeal.

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8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. helloimmaxfrank
    Jul 21, 2017
    10
    This album is SO good. Clare put whole her soul in it. So proud of her. She did not give up. Go through a lot of sh*t, through suck label, butThis album is SO good. Clare put whole her soul in it. So proud of her. She did not give up. Go through a lot of sh*t, through suck label, but she's DOING ART RIGHT NOW. And she is gorgeous.

    (listening to some songs I wanted to cry, honestly (but i'm really hope, that she optimistic))    … Full Review »
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