Learn To Sing Like A Star
by Kristin Hersh
  • Record Label: Yep Roc
  • Release Date: Jan 23, 2007
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Spin
    60
    It won't satisfy hook-hungry Jewel fans, but Learn to Sing wears Hersh's experience like a custom-tailored hair shirt. [Feb 2007, p.84]
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  2. Rolling Stone
    60
    Sometimes the album slips into haziness. But the best songs are unsettling in a good way.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    As usual, if you scratch the surface there's a lot more going on than you'd initially realised. [20 Jan 2007, p.31]
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  5. Mojo
    60
    You kind of know what to expect from a Kristin Hersh solo album, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. [Mar 2007, p.102]
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  6. Paste Magazine
    60
    Learn to Sing Like a Star threads together Hersh's myriad musical guises while striving for some of the immediacy and distinctive yelp of her Throwing Muses heyday. It mostly works. [Mar 2007, p.69]
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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. JeremyF
    Apr 26, 2007
    9
    Hersh has released some better material before this overdue record, and this is not an absolutely necessary album (besides to die hard fans Hersh has released some better material before this overdue record, and this is not an absolutely necessary album (besides to die hard fans and new fans.) She's building a landmark of music. I feel when she'd done with music in say, 6 to 12 years, she'll be looked upon as one of the more influential acoustic/indie musicians.… Full Review »
  2. MattD.
    Feb 22, 2007
    9
    A quirky mix of mid-90s style rock acoustic, Celtic music, and power pop. The mix really works!
  3. JoeP
    Feb 18, 2007
    9
    A million steps forward for Hersh (especially after the morose and, quite frankly, dull "The Grotto"). This is an album of lush beauty and A million steps forward for Hersh (especially after the morose and, quite frankly, dull "The Grotto"). This is an album of lush beauty and stunning arrangements. "Winter" is the best song Hersh has written since "Spain"... and the album is worth buying just to hear its majesty.… Full Review »
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