Golden Eagle
by Holly Macve
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Q Magazine
    Mar 14, 2017
    80
    This is impressive stuff. [May 2017, p.108]
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  2. Record Collector
    Mar 2, 2017
    80
    It’s a sound of today with echoes of a gloriously simple past. It makes you wish that Hank Williams was around for a duet.
  3. Mojo
    Mar 2, 2017
    80
    She's clearly not afraid to prolong the exquisite agony and, selfishly, you hope Macve never cheers up. [Apr 2017, p.98]
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  5. The Line of Best Fit
    Mar 2, 2017
    80
    Golden Eagle is a wonderful collection of songs and tales that ultimately find a sense of redemption. Over its ten songs Macve displays an innate talent for exquisite songwriting and storytelling in a voice that is just jaw-dropping.
  6. Uncut
    Mar 2, 2017
    70
    It's Macve's self-assurance and rounded expression that impress- that and her voice, a Lustrous and powerful instrument with a yodelling swoop that she wisely never overworks. [Apr 2017, p.32]
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  7. AllMusic
    Mar 2, 2017
    70
    Like a yodeling Lana Del Rey, the affected vocal presentation is bound to annoy some, but for others her delivery, along with the album's brooding tone and poetic essence, will make fast fans.
  8. The Guardian
    Mar 9, 2017
    60
    Macve sings with real power as she glides from note to note in a dreamy glissando--although the Tammy Wynette-style catch in her voice is a quirk that is perhaps overemployed.

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