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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut album of dreamlike indie folk rock from duo Thao Nguyen and Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Apr 26, 2011
    88
    It turns out the two are even better in cahoots than they are solo, each buttressing the other with her own set of complementary idiosyncrasies.
  2. Apr 25, 2011
    80
    Stylistically, this collaboration veers from intimate in scope to blown-out and dancefloor-ready. And yet, it holds together neatly, shifting from style to style without really losing cohesion.
  3. May 2, 2011
    80
    Thao & Mirah is everything a collaborative album should be: Two artists use their divergent, but complementary, approaches to push each other out of their comfort zones and into new musical territory.
  4. Apr 27, 2011
    70
    It's an organic album and not without its flaws, but warts and all Thao & Mirah is like getting the soundtrack to a friendship, and that is worth much more than studio perfection or flawless songwriting.
  5. Apr 29, 2011
    70
    All in all, there's not much to quibble with a full-length that breaks down to a good Thao playlist, a solid Mirah sampler, and an EP's worth of original collaborative material.
  6. Apr 28, 2011
    70
    This changing of the tide between electric and acoustic makes the album flow. What's evident on Thao And Mirah is the musicality of the duo and the friendship at hand.
  7. May 6, 2011
    60
    As a result, Thao & Mirah is a nice side-project for two great performers, but not as revelatory as it could have been for either of them.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Oct 3, 2011
    8
    Folk rocker Thao Nguyen of the Get Down Stay Down and indie singer Mirah join forces and record an almost perfect pop album. The whole thingFolk rocker Thao Nguyen of the Get Down Stay Down and indie singer Mirah join forces and record an almost perfect pop album. The whole thing was produced by Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs (who guests on Eleven) and I can assure you that she finished her job without any unnecessary crack or rattle. The very first song Eleven happens to be the finest as it bursts with excitement and energy. Little Cup ends with a grand finale of clutter. The voices of Thao and Mirah complement one another and you might get an impression that they are bound to never make a single track separately. Collapse