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76 out of 100

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8.1 out of 10

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  • Summary: Actress Zooey Deschanel teams up with M Ward on this debut album.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. The A.V. Club
    91
    The overall effect is an endearing, successful addition to Ward's never-ending quest to assimilate every single populist song form of the 20th century.
  2. Under The Radar
    80
    Never does it feel like the duo are tryinng to recreate classic songs one by one, instead they try to remind us of the feelings and the emotions that those songs elicit. [Spring 2008, p.84]
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  3. Uncut
    60
    Where the album suffers, however--especially in comparision to the Jenny Lewis record--is the absence of any real lyrical verve or personality. [Aug 2008, p.94]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. EvanT.
    10
    Incredible debut...looking forward to volume 2!
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  2. Vampire25
    8
    Zooey Deschanel is one of my favorite singers. Her voice is just absolutely gorgeous. Not to mention she's amazingly gorgeous herself. Volume One is quite a great album. Every track sounds great. It has hooky melodies and beautiful choruses. The opener "Sentimental Heart" is the stand out track on this record. The lyrics are folk poetry and it really adds to the quality to this album. All In All, Volume One is a joyous listen. B+… Expand
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  3. RobR.
    2
    Snooze fest.
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