• Record Label: Kranky
  • Release Date: Nov 13, 2020
Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Nov 30, 2020
    80
    A powerfully confessional record steeped in mystery.
  2. Nov 19, 2020
    80
    The message of the record is as faultless and as invigorating as the field recordings of raindrops and tributaries that gush over it. Ana Roxanne won’t be hampered by other people’s definition of her; her musical genius will encapsulate multiplicities and blossom of its own accord.
  3. Nov 19, 2020
    80
    Because Of A Flower pieces together a similar set of songs to ~~~, but with a more open and assured mindset.
  4. Nov 16, 2020
    80
    The track [“A Study in Vastness”] initiates a string of four pretty flawless songs at the heart of this album that do very little very well. Single ideas unfurl across five, six, seven minutes at a time, never feeling like they need to go anywhere other than patiently exploring exactly where they are.
  5. Nov 16, 2020
    80
    Roxanne's music is balming and refreshing, yet also reflective of an intense spiritual and physical journey, and Because of a Flower is a quietly powerful encapsulation of the progress she's made.
  6. Nov 16, 2020
    80
    As on her debut, Roxanne’s cool, clear soprano provides the centerpiece of most of these songs.
  7. Nov 16, 2020
    80
    Minus the blandly pretty chimes of an instrumental entitled ---, this is a magical record, one that instils a mindful awareness of your body while also taking you utterly outside of it.
  8. Nov 19, 2020
    79
    Though it may be a bit brief or spare for some, Roxanne’s hand on her sound is tighter than ever. While it’s on, Because of a Flower gives us a glimpse into a very specific world of sound — aquatic, earthen, and airborne, all at once — and it is a treat to get lost in.

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