by
Ani DiFranco
- Record Label: Righteous Babe Records
- Release Date: Jan 16, 2012
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MojoFeb 27, 2012Sweet and to the point. [Mar 2012, p.97]
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Feb 23, 2012It works best when DiFranco points to contradictions within herself, and worst when her lyrics get preachy or black-and-white.
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Jan 17, 2012Her worthier sentiments are balanced by maturing wit, self-awareness and the distinctive snap'n'slap of her funky guitar grooves.
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Jan 17, 2012Which Side Are You On? shows all of DiFranco's strengths and weaknesses and it displays her increasing maturity where she is finally at peace with herself, but hasn't lost her biting wit.
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Jan 17, 2012DiFranco's sincerity is never in question, but on Which Side Are You On?, the candor simply serves her better on her intimate, personal songs than on a set of political songs that are uncharacteristically dated.
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Jan 17, 2012A loose-limbed, spacious, American indie-folk-rock. Political, challenging, dissatisfied and, naturally, righteous.
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Jan 17, 2012The problem with DiFranco's current work is not the fading anger of her youth. Instead, it's her inability to sound engaged in the current events she sings about.
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Jan 11, 2012Here, she gets stuck in too many clunky Big Idea statements about equality and social politics.