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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

  • Summary: The latest full-length covers album from Cat Power features songs from such artists as Jackson Brown, Nick Cave, Lana Del Rey, Billie Holiday, Iggy Pop, Frank Ocean, The Replacements, and Kitty Wells.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Jan 18, 2022
    91
    The album closes with a hushed but comparatively straightforward version of Eddie Heywood’s “I’ll Be Seeing You,” which was immortalized in the 1940s by Billie Holiday — completing yet another stellar addition to the Cat Power canon, which is formidable no matter whose songs she’s singing.
  2. Mojo
    Jan 7, 2022
    80
    This album again showcases Marshall's exceptional ability to burrow right into the marrow of a song. [Feb 2022, p.82]
  3. Jan 13, 2022
    80
    ‘Covers’ feels refreshing and invigorated.
  4. Jan 25, 2022
    75
    Though the nature of Covers makes it slightly scattershot, and nothing quite hits the heights of some of her past covers, it is decidedly more engaging and diverse than her last album, the lowkey-to-the-point-of-disappearing Wanderer.
  5. Jan 14, 2022
    70
    Covers is a treat for fans, and reaffirms that Marshall can find the Cat Power -- as well as new meanings -- in the music that moves her.
  6. Jan 7, 2022
    60
    Not so much fresh takes on old favourites, Covers is more like watered-down versions of semi-hidden gems.
  7. Jan 14, 2022
    60
    As ever with Marshall’s covers project, it’s a mixed bag, but there’s more than enough here to keep Cat Power fans satisfied until her next album of original material comes along.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Jan 14, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Really nice work as always by Cat Power! She is thinking out of the box and she bravely cover songs no matter the genre. She doesn't loose herself at all! Frank Ocean and Lana Del Rey's covers are the highlights for me. Expand
  2. Jan 19, 2022
    8
    What a graceful song! The voice from Cat Power is a true blessing, and it gets me in touch with my sensation. I'm quite blown away.
  3. Jan 26, 2022
    7
    her voice is still beautiful and some of the covers here sound really good.