• Record Label: Matador
  • Release Date: Mar 2, 2018
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Negative: 0 out of 20
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  1. Q Magazine
    Mar 13, 2018
    60
    The only gripe here is that the odd longueur makes Historian solid rather than spectacular. [May 2018, p.107]
  2. Mar 2, 2018
    60
    The biggest triumphs lie in the quietly assured orchestration of Body To Flame (a matching mole for Jeff Buckley’s Grace) and the title track, which calls to mind Yankee Hotel Foxtrot-era Wilco).
  3. Mar 14, 2018
    50
    It’s as though Dacus’s best parts have been filtered through a focus group--just imagine what it could have been with the patina scraped off.
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 39 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 39
  2. Negative: 1 out of 39
  1. May 13, 2018
    8
    On her newest venture 'Historian', Lucy Dacus reaches peak songwriting potential, rivaling the sounds of Regina Spektor and A Fine Frenzy.