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Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Mojo
    Aug 5, 2020
    60
    Often you wonder exactly what you're hearing; you just know you haven't heard it before. [Aug 2020, p.87]
  2. The Wire
    Aug 5, 2020
    70
    A mid-1970s Tangerine Dream vibe is more apparent than on previous Noveller albums, albeit still further removed from the trappings of rock music per se, and it largely comes off as a soundtrack in waiting for a film in which a hard-up community of 19th century nomads travel slowly across an arid plain. [Aug 2020, p.64]
  3. Jul 6, 2020
    75
    Arrow is an album that challenges and beguiles the listener with its dark, brooding beauty.
  4. Jun 15, 2020
    80
    As Arrow progresses, we get a clearer sense of how she's beginning to understand what she seeks. And though we're never exactly sure what it is, her music leads us to a full conclusion.
  5. Jun 11, 2020
    80
    These are rather beautiful ambient sound worlds, however she created them, full of dread, anticipation, joy and peace. Perhaps it’s best if you can’t see the wires and knobs and plugs that make them possible.
  6. Uncut
    Jun 11, 2020
    70
    She manages to make her chosen instrument sound like just about everything it isn't, yet the sense of sonic cohesion and unique identity she possesses never dwindles. [Jul 2020, p.33]
  7. Jun 11, 2020
    80
    The effects-heavy guitar constructions of Arrow are the most emotionally intense Noveller material from Lipstate yet, making it easily one of her most expressive and fully formed statements to date.
  8. Jun 11, 2020
    80
    Noveller is music not only for the open-minded, but for the inquisitive. It’s a joyous, enthralling sound that she makes, and it seems to be getting more enticing with each release.
  9. Jun 11, 2020
    70
    There is much calm and introspective about Arrow; sounds appear to ripple and echo outward while sustained tones change pitch in the background.

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