Hopeless Romantic
by Michelle Branch
  • Record Label: Verve
  • Release Date: Apr 7, 2017
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Q Magazine
    Apr 12, 2017
    60
    Lyrics veer from the pessimism of relationship failure to the optimism of new love, underpinned by the worldliness of a woman moving forwards after so many steps backwards. [Jun 2017, p.105]
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  2. Mojo
    Apr 3, 2017
    60
    There's a bit of power ballad journeying but taut pop hooks aplenty too. [May 2017, p.98]
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User Score
6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
  3. Negative: 5 out of 19
  1. SteelMonkey
    Jun 22, 2018
    0
    This is what happens when you let your boyfriend produce your album. All he had to do was pass her a guitar and press record. Instead, heThis is what happens when you let your boyfriend produce your album. All he had to do was pass her a guitar and press record. Instead, he chose to go the route of bad choices and worse compromises, crappy synth, blancmange beats, and songs that have been bent, folded and mutilated to fit some ill-conceived notion of what a hit record sounds like. This is not a Michelle Branch record. It's a travesty.… Full Review »
  2. Shiftyeyeddog
    Apr 12, 2017
    1
    Hopelessly dull is more like it. All the edgy black leather and alternative PR is a joke, don't waste your time or money. Just go back andHopelessly dull is more like it. All the edgy black leather and alternative PR is a joke, don't waste your time or money. Just go back and listen to The Spirit Room, it has 100 times the balls and passion of this saccharine faux-altpop.… Full Review »
  3. MeLikesMusic
    May 10, 2021
    3
    As a big big fan of Michelle Branch, I really wish she had left with a better album than Hopeless Romantic. For such a voice and a talent sheAs a big big fan of Michelle Branch, I really wish she had left with a better album than Hopeless Romantic. For such a voice and a talent she is I just can't understand how homemade this album looks and feels. The cover looks cheap, and after 7 years of releasing Everything Comes And Goes, this project could have been much more spectacular. Production's pretty bad which is sad, because the songwriting is (for the most part) brilliant, and everyone wanted to see more of her dynamic and catchy brand sound on The Spirit Room and Hotel Paper. You're still able to find some really good songs like Best You Ever, Temporary Feeling and Hopeless Romantic.… Full Review »
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