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Aug 26, 2016These are stunningly pretty songs with quietly powerful undercurrents.
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Aug 18, 2016As per usual, it's Hannigan's otherworldly voice that provides the anchor, effortlessly shifting from smoky lows to crystalline highs like a precision sports car on a twisty mountain test drive.
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Aug 18, 2016Her own third album suggests she’s every bit [Damien Rice's] equal in tracking the heart’s mysterious emotional undercurrents.
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MojoAug 16, 2016A much more emotionally spooked record than either of its MOR predecessors. [Sep 2016, p.97]
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UncutAug 16, 2016There's a pleasing lyrical grit to At Swim. [Sep 2016, p.74]
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Aug 16, 2016Producer Aaron Dessner, of the National, takes few risks and overplays the solemn piano chords, but Hannigan’s soaring vocals never falter.
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Aug 16, 2016Hannigan rewards close attention, though. Lyrical phrases float up that demonstrate she is a writer of great care, with an eye for an arresting image.
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Aug 18, 2016Dessner’s skill lies in sustaining this hazy, gray feeling without letting the songs sound drab. Hannigan radiates enough joy--even in the darkest moments--to keep the affair from being a downer.
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Sep 1, 2016At Swim is yet another sturdy installment in her increasingly impressive catalog.
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Aug 24, 2016Since her emergence as a solo artist, Hannigan has been drawn to all things nautical. On her third full length, she continues that fascination, treading new water and exploring new routes on many of the tracks, but still ultimately in search of new shores.
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Aug 17, 2016At times, At Swim feels like it drifts aimlessly. ... Nevertheless, At Swim is like a dream you won't want to wake up from.
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