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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

  • Summary: The eighth album produced by Paul Bryan for the singer-songwriter is influenced by the pop music of the 1960s and 70s.
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  • Record Label: Superego
  • Genre(s): Singer/Songwriter, Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Pop/Rock
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 19
  2. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Magnet
    Oct 22, 2012
    85
    A sameness of style makes things feel a little redundant, but taken in discreet portions, these tunes are unimpeachable. [No.92 p.55]
  2. Uncut
    Sep 17, 2012
    80
    Charmer plies the familiar recipe on a bed of pealing guitars and burbling synths. [Oct 2012, p.84]
  3. Mojo
    Sep 19, 2012
    80
    Charmer is in essence an Americana and power-pop confection with piano and tasteful guitars swaddled in the choicest vintage tones. [Oct 2012, p.83]
  4. Sep 18, 2012
    75
    More often than not on Charmer, though, she is able to match her ideas to music with real kick.
  5. Q Magazine
    Oct 23, 2012
    60
    She's good and snarky on Charmer. [Nov 2012, p. 101]
  6. Under The Radar
    Sep 17, 2012
    60
    The record doesn't veer far from the template Mann has established over the last decade. [Aug/Sep 2012, p.122]
  7. Sep 18, 2012
    50
    Too many tracks flirt with flat inconsequentiality, and too often the lyrics slip by without the sting of Mann's normally incisive wordsmithery.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Nov 12, 2021
    8
    After the ho-hum "The Forgotten Arm" and the sleepy "Smilers," "Charmer" offers a refreshing change of pace. It's a very underrated album. IAfter the ho-hum "The Forgotten Arm" and the sleepy "Smilers," "Charmer" offers a refreshing change of pace. It's a very underrated album. I mean, can you believe that after NINE years, mine is the very first user review??? Well, as they say, there's no accounting for taste. ;)

    This album has a lot of variety, and it's Mann's most entertaining. The first two songs are the standouts—especially the haunting "Disappeared." All the songs here are pretty good, though. Toward the end, "Barfly" and "Gumby" are sort of silly, but still not bad. And "Gamma Ray" has a ton of energy. Even the bonus tracks are worth hearing.

    In a nutshell, this is a fun album worth checking out.
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