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  • Summary: The eighth full-length release for the Boston singer-songwriter features contributions from Dum Dum Girls' Kristin Kontrol, Mary Lattimore, Janel Leppin, Angel Olsen, and Sharon Van Etten.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Uncut
    Sep 25, 2018
    80
    It's beautifully eerie. [Oct 2018, p.30]
  2. Sep 28, 2018
    80
    While For My Crimes contains her unmistakable signature in both songwriting and sound, as a whole it point to an open door for new possibilities to emerge in the future. It's sophisticated and emotionally arresting, it's among the finest offerings in her catalog.
  3. Oct 19, 2018
    80
    Nadler is technically less alone, accompanied by a reliable cast of characters, but their inclusion is a virtue considering a simpler layout might've given the album a more distancing effect. It takes some time to absorb, but once it does the emotion it conveys is stunning.
  4. Oct 1, 2018
    76
    Her wit is as dry as it as subtle on her eighth album, a collection of songs that are also disconsolate and foreboding.
  5. Oct 5, 2018
    72
    The songs that follow range in scope from atmospheric brooding on “Blue Vapor” to hyper-specific autobiography on “Said Goodbye to That Car.”
  6. Oct 5, 2018
    70
    This is not the best Marissa Nadler record, but it kind of feels like her most perfect, potentially the resolution of a subtle identity crisis that’s run through her music over the years.
  7. Oct 3, 2018
    55
    Long time fans of Nadler’s work won’t be disappointed, but overall For My Crimes feels like a bit of a missed opportunity. She may sing about throwing keys, but the reality is this album won’t be taking anyone’s eye out anytime soon.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. Nov 17, 2018
    9
    This album succeeds in exploring new territory artistically without alienating fans. For example, the playfulness of many of the song titles.This album succeeds in exploring new territory artistically without alienating fans. For example, the playfulness of many of the song titles. There are some noteworthy guest appearances too, but Marissa is still the undisputed star. Musically, it contains some of her best work to date -- I'm partial to the lovely "Said Goodbye to that Car" myself -- and the removal of reverb gives FMC an additional sense of intimacy. Like most of her albums, repeated listening is rewarded by new insights. It will be a while before this album is through with me. Expand
  2. Nov 1, 2018
    8
    ( 84/100 )

    Esta es la primera vez que escucho a Marissa Nadler y me es grato decir que me he llevado una muy bonita sorpresa. Siento que
    ( 84/100 )

    Esta es la primera vez que escucho a Marissa Nadler y me es grato decir que me he llevado una muy bonita sorpresa. Siento que Marissa no domina ninguno de los géneros que estipula que compone, pero eso no es problema ante el hecho de que, lo que sea que esté tocando y cantando, es mágico y hermoso. Marissa se identifica con un genero Gothic Folk que cae en algún tipo de dreamy Pop y que nace de algún suave, blando y muy antagónico lugar del Metal. Personalmente considero que ésta es una muestra de música Indie cuya única diferencia es que Marissa se toma muy en serio y viste esa esencia oscura, desolada y deprimente de la corriente del Rock que busca apelar a los corazones rotos, solitarios y auto-afligidos. Y esa es la gran ventaja de Marissa: a todos nos encanta un poco de compañía cuando estamos decaídos por un desamor o simplemente por nuestra soledad, y ella tiene éxito en crear la #música que nos consuele en esos momentos, que nos entienda y que nos haga sentir bien porque entendemos también. En "For My Crimes", los versos recorren varias memorias guardadas en lugares u objetos de un amor lejano y disfuncional que tuvo que terminar. Se trata de esos sentimientos que nos hacen sentir culpables por no haber luchado lo suficiente o tristes porque extrañamos a esa presencia, pero en sí, el album honra esos errores y deslices que le ayudan a la artista a sentirse inspirada y ligada con sus emociones más profundas. Producido por Justin Raisen, Lawrence Rothman y Nadler misma, la música es una suave brisa de aire caliente en un día helado; es cuidadosa, delicada, sensible, emotiva y triste sin ser suicida, como un abrazo de consolación cuando tienes un nudo en la garganta. Seguiré la constancia de la angelical y preciosa voz de Marissa con la emoción de una persona que entiende el consuelo de un cuarto oscuro.
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