Sun
by Cat Power
  • Record Label: Matador
  • Release Date: Sep 4, 2012
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
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  1. 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 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 triteI 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.… Collapse

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96
#96 Most Shared Album of 2012

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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
  1. Beats Per Minute
    Oct 10, 2012
    73
    Despite its flaws, Sun is not a complete failure and does deserve to be mentioned alongside the rest of her work, if only for the comparison of how she once tried something different--a flawed but worthwhile attempt.
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  2. No Ripcord
    Oct 1, 2012
    70
    Sun is undoubtedly Marshall's boldest and most diverse effort to date, and it is all the better for it.
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  3. Exclaim
    Sep 25, 2012
    80
    What makes Sun so exquisite is that Marshall finally sounds in control of her chaos.
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