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(It Was) Because I Was In Love [Deluxe Reissue]
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  • Summary: The reissue of the singer-songwriter's 2009 full-length release was remastered and features two tracks released in 2010 on vinyl.
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Mojo
    Nov 28, 2017
    80
    These are gallingly sad, often crudely simple folk songs, interlaced with menace, though her assertions of agency are just as bracing as the dark parts. [Jan 2018, p.105]
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  2. Exclaim
    Nov 27, 2017
    80
    The more transparent mix dovetails nicely with the album's themes.
  3. Drowned In Sound
    Nov 27, 2017
    80
    There’s certainly nothing anywhere near as anthemic as ‘Even When The Sun Comes Up Her’ and later material, particularly Are We There, is far more fleshed out. But here we get the most incisive look into the soul of Sharon van Etten and that’s hard to replicate.
  4. The Line of Best Fit
    Nov 27, 2017
    75
    The scale of Van Etten’s ambition--musical and otherwise--is now such that we’re never likely to see her make a wholesale return to this kind of territory; as a document of her songwriting origins, though, (It Was) Because I Was in Love is fascinating.
  5. The 405
    Nov 27, 2017
    70
    Are We There is one of the finest folk-ish albums of this decade, but this timely reissue illustrates that Van Etten’s remarkable talent has always been omnipresent. Eight years on, her incoming anxious queries and lovelorn passages are as pertinent as they’ve ever been.
  6. Uncut
    Nov 28, 2017
    70
    There are plenty of albums by singer-songwriters documenting damaged relationships, but few have mapped out the emotional catography with such candour and insight as Van Etten. ... The ethereal "You Didn't Really Do That" floats on layers of seductive harmony, while church-like organ lends the bittersweet "I'm Giving Up On You" a sepulchral feel. [Jan 2018, p.43 - Album score: 8/Extras score: 6]
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  1. RiLitros
    May 10, 2022
    8
    It's Hard to give such a low note for such an incredible masterpiece. The only thing is... when Van etten conceived this album, everything wasIt's Hard to give such a low note for such an incredible masterpiece. The only thing is... when Van etten conceived this album, everything was simpler, so there is not multiple different of stuff going on. It's simple, and it's simply beautiful… Expand

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