Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose
by Beth Jeans Houghton
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Feb 28, 2012
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
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  1. Clash Music
    Feb 3, 2012
    90
    She may not take life too seriously, but when it comes to making divine music, Beth means business.
  2. Q Magazine
    Feb 21, 2012
    80
    A dazzling listen. [Mar 2012, p. 105]
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  3. AllMusic
    Feb 21, 2012
    80
    Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose is as restrained in its own way as it is vibrant; just over 30 minutes long, it shows that Houghton knows how to leave listeners wanting more.
  5. Consequence
    Feb 15, 2012
    80
    Her debut album has been a long time coming, but the two-year wait has yielded an end product that's been caringly crafted well beyond what you'll hear on most first albums.
  6. The Quietus
    Feb 6, 2012
    80
    An album of scope and unbridled invention, drawing from the past (in both music and aesthetics) to create a universe of sounds and textures that are quite unlike anything around at the moment.
  7. The Observer (UK)
    Feb 6, 2012
    80
    This debut LP is lit up by an imagination as huge and outlandish as her onstage wigs and it makes for songs that bloom.
  8. BBC Music
    Feb 3, 2012
    80
    Now, it seems, her time has finally come.
  9. The Guardian
    Feb 2, 2012
    80
    A great start.
  10. Drowned In Sound
    Feb 2, 2012
    80
    Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose is a success, in that it captures what Beth Jeans Houghton has been doing in her live shows for the past couple of years, without diluting or rushing it for the sake of a time-specific tag.
  11. Mojo
    Jan 31, 2012
    80
    It's been worth the wait. [Feb 2012, p.96]
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  12. Under The Radar
    Jan 30, 2012
    80
    There's an album worth of ideas packed into each song, and a career's evolution contained within the 10 tracks. [#39, p.69]
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  13. musicOMH.com
    Jan 25, 2012
    80
    It is not very often that an artist comes along that is so strikingly unique and hugely talented and with Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose Beth Jeans Houghton has made a beguilingly lovely debut album that shows immense promise.
  14. Uncut
    Jan 24, 2012
    80
    An album that is as eccentric as it is atmospheric. [Feb 2012, p.90]
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  15. The Telegraph (UK)
    Jan 24, 2012
    80
    [Houghton's] first album of idiosyncratic banjo pop has been worth the wait.
  16. Beats Per Minute
    Mar 1, 2012
    72
    If you take one thing away from this debut, take away the fact that it's thoroughly deserved.
  17. PopMatters
    Mar 6, 2012
    60
    Has enough bright moments to ensure that Houghton will hone her experimentation in time.
  18. The Independent on Sunday (UK)
    Feb 6, 2012
    60
    She has ... created a sound which is almost absurdly ill-matched to her songs.

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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. Teaspoon
    Feb 28, 2012
    8
    Grand and spectacular the one moment, and then quiet and sensuous the next -- paced perfectly and delivered suberbly, ever-surprising butGrand and spectacular the one moment, and then quiet and sensuous the next -- paced perfectly and delivered suberbly, ever-surprising but perfectly restrained. She may be borderline insane, but she has crafted a killer record for sure; rarely is something so inticing, exciting, and so full of personality as this. Recommended: â… Full Review »
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