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May 5, 2014Everything is quite extraordinary; an orchestral poem of spiritual surrender that offers up a gorgeously bleak depiction of “the whole magnificent emptiness”.
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MojoMay 15, 2014An adult pleasure. [Jun 2014, p.90]
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May 7, 2014While this isn’t an earth shattering album, it is a solid one which serves as a reminder of what a talent she can be when she decides to get in touch.
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MagnetMay 19, 2014It's awesome we can hear Merchant's truly lovely vocals and deft songwriting once again. I just wish there were more banjos. [No. 109, p.57]
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May 8, 2014Few albums have sounded this slick, this eager to cater to the over-40 crowd who like their tunes palatable and safe, but just as few are loaded with this much barely-disguised raw emotion.
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May 7, 2014Produced by Ms. Merchant, the music is modest but not austere; strings and horns arrive unobtrusively.
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UncutMay 5, 2014The arrangements are reserved and understated throughout, gently cradling Merchant's strident but intimate voice. [May 2014, p.77]
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May 5, 2014Natalie Merchant is not a progression so much as a deepening and, as such, it offers a quiet comfort for anyone who has ever loved her music.
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May 5, 2014Merchant has offered us a challenging, often starkly beautiful, collection.
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Q MagazineJun 17, 2014It's not an instant listen, but there's wisdom and loveliness to spare. [Jul 2014, p.110]
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May 5, 2014Sometimes the sheer sumptuousness of the sounds, of Merchant’s cold, clear voice negotiating lush jungles of brass and cathedral-like groves of cello, is enough in itself. Sometimes, you can’t help but wish for more.
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May 29, 201410,000 Maniacs fans may yearn for the simpler music of old but, sad to say, given the effort involved, uncommitted listeners will simply shrug their shoulders.