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Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Jan 19, 2017
    60
    The delicate lyrical barbs make Honest Life one to hear. It could have done with an upbeat song or two to puncture the introspection, but that’s just being picky.
  2. Jan 19, 2017
    100
    If this was a debut, we would be hailing Andrews as a precocious young genius. But perhaps, in this age of acceleration, amid a pop blizzard of viral memes and instant digital fame, the slow maturing of a truly substantial talent is something to really celebrate.
  3. Mojo
    Dec 20, 2016
    80
    Rich, understated and resonant. [Feb 2017, p.97]
  4. Uncut
    Dec 20, 2016
    80
    It is a remarkably assured piece of work, gracefully furnished and artfully wrought. [Feb 2017, p.36]
  5. Q Magazine
    Dec 13, 2016
    80
    Andrews shares far more than just a haircut with Linda Ronstadt and Joni Mitchell, while heartbreaker ballads such as Only In My Mind roll from her fingers like Carole King. [Feb 2017, p.111]
  6. 70
    Support by sparse but not stark backing, make these ballads glow and shine with a low key luster.
  7. Dec 13, 2016
    80
    Andrews grasps her songs tightly. Her lyrics are considered and heartfelt, her vocal performances are clean and pure and the songs are produced and arranged with nuance and precision.
  8. Dec 13, 2016
    87
    Like Harris, Andrews’ voice can ring out with force of feeling even at its softest, and relying on nuance instead of vocal pyrotechnics turns the song into an intimate confession. She demonstrates that same good taste, and finely honed skill, throughout Honest Life, resulting in an album at once elegant and deeply moving.

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