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83

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6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut full-length solo release for the Hop Along singer was recorded with her Hop Along bandmate, Joe Reinhart.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Feb 6, 2020
    89
    Likewise is a record full of little, unrelated moments that manage to create a world of their own when put together. That world isn’t always pleasant—it’s often an anxious and distressing one—but it’s also full of vivid color and meticulous detail.
  2. 85
    A stunning release, Likewise is Quinlan’s proof that, either on her own or with her band, hers is a voice not likely to get lost in the crowd.
  3. Feb 3, 2020
    83
    Likewise is a gorgeous solo debut from a unique singing and writing voice, a record that quietly gets under your skin and stays there.
  4. Jan 30, 2020
    80
    Moments of despair are gorgeously balanced by tight, optimistic motifs that are dotted throughout the record.
  5. Jan 30, 2020
    80
    It’s all effortlessly pulled together by Frances’ distinctive and enthralling vocals.
  6. Mojo
    Jan 30, 2020
    80
    Likewise explores empathy's limits and dialogue's importance, Quinlan's densely-packed lyric sheet give anything hackneyed a wide berth. [Feb 2020, p.92]
  7. Jan 30, 2020
    60
    Likewise checks all the boxes of a "good" album, but it's also a bit boring. It's too much a showcase of Quinlan's lyrical acumen, which is incisive, but the record doesn't strike a visceral chord.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Mar 22, 2020
    7
    ( 77/100 )

    Hay dos deficiencias grandes en el trabajo de Frances: su voz y su falta de instrumentación. Su voz no es precisamente la bonita
    ( 77/100 )

    Hay dos deficiencias grandes en el trabajo de Frances: su voz y su falta de instrumentación. Su voz no es precisamente la bonita y su música se ahoga con instrumentos de cuerda, lo cual no es malo, pero no hay una velocidad atractiva o un ritmo que ancle a quien escucha. Sin embargo, su voz sí presenta inmediatos rasgos de versatilidad, energía, intensidad y sensibilidad; sus letras son conscientes y bonitas y su música, a cargo de ella y Joe Reinhart, es amena en su mayoría y agradable al camino. Ya sea que solo funcione como música de cafetería o para cantar en una fogata junto a amigos muy especiales, "Likewise" es un proyecto decente de música Folk agradable.
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    There are two big deficiencies in Frances's work: her voice and her lack of instrumentation. Her voice is not precisely pretty and her music feels drowned with chord instruments, which is not bad, but there is not an attractive rhythm that holds who listens. Nevertheless, her voice does shows traits of versatility, energy, intensity, and sensibility; her lyrics are conscious and pretty, and her music, in charge of her and Joe Reinhart, is mostly nice to the walk. Even if it's just as cafeteria music or to sing in a campfire along very special friends, "Likewise" is a very decent project of nice Folk.
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