This Is My Hand
by My Brightest Diamond
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. The Observer (UK)
    Sep 15, 2014
    60
    Ultimately, nothing on This Is My Hand gives you an irregular heartbeat quite like Pressure. But these intense songs, sung with a crystalline elasticity, have located the mojo previously absent from My Brightest Diamond’s art.
  2. Consequence
    Sep 18, 2014
    50
    While This Is My Hand carries the celestial torch held high by My Brightest Diamonds’ previous works, and does so with a discerning eye to continuity, it also doesn’t break any ground.
  3. musicOMH.com
    Sep 12, 2014
    50
    With this album, Worden seems intent on muscling in on the territory of innovative but hard-nosed American mavericks like St Vincent and Dirty Projectors. Ultimately though, This Is My Hand falls some way short of emulating the standards of those acts.

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7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. stasibar
    Oct 11, 2014
    9
    The best MBD album so far! It's even better than the very good: All Things Will Unwind (2011). I tend to agree with New Musical ExpressThe best MBD album so far! It's even better than the very good: All Things Will Unwind (2011). I tend to agree with New Musical Express (9/10), All Music Guide (4/5) and Blurt Magazine (4/5) reviews on this one. Highly recommendable!… Full Review »
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