The Absence - Melody Gardot
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  • Summary: Melody Gardot's third studio album was inspired by the music of Argentina, Brazil, and Portugal and was produced by Heitor Pereira.
  • Record Label: Decca
  • Genre(s): Jazz, Vocal, Pop/Rock, International, Vocal Pop, Vocal Jazz, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Traditions
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
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  1. The New York Times
    May 29, 2012
    80
    [A] spellbinding third studio album.
  2. Mojo
    Jul 18, 2012
    80
    It could all be so much MOR easy-on-the-earwash but Gardot's silken voice, musicality and knack for a telling lyric exude class. [Jun 2012, p.92]
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  3. The Telegraph (UK)
    May 29, 2012
    80
    When you rouse yourself from Gardot's dream, it can be hard to recall any individual song, but the reverie is beautiful.
  4. musicOMH.com
    May 29, 2012
    60
    It never really breaks free, but The Absence is, in its best bits, an album of real beauty and elegance, and should cause hearts to grow fond of her.

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