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Harmonium is confident and somber, a conscious attempt to be serious and mature that nevertheless still sounds adolescent, largely due to her earnest lyrics and overly ambitious music.
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With help from someone who’s been through it all and had time to think about it twice, Carlton has made music for growing-ups that is neither cloying nor pretentious.... Yet a sneaking sense remains that she can reach deeper.
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MojoShe seems to have a sound that needs more sophisticated compositions. [Nov 2004, p.95]
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You can't simply put strings on next to every song and think that makes you a mature artist.
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Though Carlton's a better lyricist than faded contemporaries such as Michelle Branch, that fussy piano tends to muscle her out of her own songs.
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Even if this album perhaps only has one hope for a hit single, the album is much stronger and reflects that unlike many of her contemporaries, Carlton is moving forwards and towards something.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 36 out of 46
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Mixed: 4 out of 46
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Negative: 6 out of 46
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AaronB.Jan 16, 2008
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MattWFeb 15, 2008
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MusicLoverOct 22, 2007