Sun
by Cat Power
  • Record Label: Matador
  • Release Date: Sep 4, 2012
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 44 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 44
  3. Negative: 1 out of 44
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  1. PopMatters
    Sep 5, 2012
    60
    Even with its missteps--[Sun] is her most patient and generous record to date.
  2. The Independent (UK)
    Aug 31, 2012
    60
    On [Cat Power] Marshall has changed direction yet again, abandoning her soul charm for something much less appealing.... But her natural grace shines through on "3, 6, 9"... and "Ruin."
  3. Under The Radar
    Aug 30, 2012
    60
    Sun isn't likely to land among the singer-songwriter's best records. It's clear, however, that her heart went into it. [Aug/Sep 2012, p.110]
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  5. Clash Music
    Aug 29, 2012
    60
    Overall it's a robust, respectable detour but will leave some fans pining for the smoky chanteuse of old.
  6. The Boston Phoenix
    Sep 12, 2012
    50
    Bland, quasi-political lyrics and zonked-out, dead-end textures.
  7. The Independent on Sunday (UK)
    Sep 4, 2012
    40
    Sun is an album of polished electronic pop that mostly struggles to distinguish itself from the current slew of female singers.

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 55 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 55
  3. Negative: 2 out of 55
  1. listener
    Sep 27, 2012
    4
    Why she's getting such good reviews for her last few albums is beyond me-probably the most sterile and emotionally dry music I heard in all myWhy she's getting such good reviews for her last few albums is beyond me-probably the most sterile and emotionally dry music I heard in all my life...but Cherokee is good song,brings me some hope that she didn't lose it completely yet.… Full Review »
  2. JBBu
    Sep 8, 2012
    1
    I have been following Cat Power since Marshall's stunning "Nude as the News" single. I have bought everything that she put out before andI have been following Cat Power since Marshall's stunning "Nude as the News" single. I have bought everything that she put out before and since. Even the left field turn to soul pop, "The Greatest" was amazing. However Sun is a bland electro-pop sell out that simply does not work. I agree with the TMT review that "its songs are mostly amalgams of tired pop music tropes/techniques and trite realizations". Well put.… Full Review »
  3. bureaucrat117
    Oct 8, 2012
    4
    Having loved everything else Cat Power has released, I wanted to love this but I just can't. I can only guess this is for listeners who don'tHaving loved everything else Cat Power has released, I wanted to love this but I just can't. I can only guess this is for listeners who don't love the rest of her work. She is of course free to move into new moods, musical styles, arrangements, and so on, but I can't join the sterile departure found here.… Full Review »
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