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Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Apr 8, 2015
    80
    This album is about the layers that play out in a minimalist way. Each brush stroke, each note, is purposeful. This album doesn't scream "listen to me", it gently draws you in.
  2. Uncut
    Mar 31, 2015
    80
    It's an understated yet absorbing work, full of delicate arrangements that are elegantly swept along by Stables' gloriously tender vocals. [May 2015, p.83]
  3. Mar 31, 2015
    80
    This album ought to see Kate Stables recognised as one of the most compelling voices in alt-folk.
  4. 80
    It’s hard to find fault with Bashed Out; timeless and completely modern all at once, Stables might have taken a little bit of time to hit her stride with This Is The Kit but this combination of players has helped her realise a vision of sorts: it’s as lucid a record as you’ll hear all year.
  5. Apr 16, 2015
    72
    These new songs don’t sound terribly different from Stables’ first recordings nearly a decade ago, but the music is bolder and more purposeful, with a broader, richer palette of sounds.
  6. Apr 13, 2015
    70
    Whether or not it’s enough to push Stables into a more prominent place, however, remains to be seen, but surely a wider acknowledgement of her prowess can’t be far away.
  7. New Musical Express (NME)
    Mar 31, 2015
    70
    The assembled talent takes This Is The Kit’s traditional folk to the edge of the avant-garde.

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