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- Summary: The first solo album in over 11 years for the Georgia singer includes songs written for her by Andrew Bird, Vic Chesnutt, John Wesley Harding, Robyn Hitchcock, the Mekons' Jon Langford, Stephin Merritt, and M. Ward.
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- Record Label: Anti
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Country-Rock
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Top Track
| I Like to Keep Myself in Pain | |
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| I like to keep myself in pain Even when the sun is high Shining on the olive trees There’s still a shadow in my eyes And that shadow must be... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 13 out of 16
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Mixed: 3 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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Jun 4, 2012I Like to Keep Myself in Pain works as both a career summing up and a fascinating introduction to one of the most accomplished, underappreciated vocalists of the last two decades.
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Jun 4, 2012Hogan's style is refreshingly simple, honest, and strikes its target on every track; whether she's tackling country, pop, supper-club blues, or uptempo R&B, she can sing it right and make you a believer, and I Like to Keep Myself in Pain is the triumphant showcase her talent has deserved for far too long.
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UncutJun 4, 2012The real standouts are "Daddy's Little Girl," in which M Ward puts her inside the head of Frank Sinatra, and the Jack Pendarvis-Andrew Bird collaboration "We Can't Have Have Things."
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Jul 16, 2012After a career spent paying her dues, it's exhilarating to see Kelly Hogan step so effortlessly into a spotlight of her own.
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Jun 6, 2012I Like to Keep Myself in Pain is a passionate, yet refined record, the culmination of all the years Hogan has spent quietly honing her craft, snug in the shadows of her more well-known peers.
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Jun 15, 2012It's meta Loretta Lynn, played straight; when she wails on the faintly arch title track, the pain sounds like no joke.
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Jun 19, 2012This is a merely pleasant album, and especially after 11 long years, pleasant is a low hurdle for such an inimitable singer.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Jun 18, 2012
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