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Ocean to Ocean
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Universal acclaim- based on 37 Ratings

  • Summary: The first full-length studio release for the singer-songwriter in four years was written during the pandemic lockdown in Cornwall, England.
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  • Record Label: Decca
  • Genre(s): Adult Contemporary, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. musicOMH.com
    Oct 29, 2021
    80
    The days of Silent All These Years or songs about Cornflake Girls are long gone – but Ocean To Ocean is a moving, poignant and inspiring document of a journey most of us have had to take over the past 18 months.
  2. AllMusic
    Oct 29, 2021
    80
    Like Native Invader before it, Ocean to Ocean is a late-era standout for Amos, who reaches through the dark cloud of collective grief to be that supportive presence for listeners, healing with familiar touches and a timely message.
  3. The Quietus
    Nov 2, 2021
    80
    This is a gauzy and sometimes deceptively accessible album about falling all the way to the bottom and wondering if there’s any way back.
  4. Mojo
    Oct 29, 2021
    80
    The focused, meander-free Ocean To Ocean is big on uplift, balm and musical adventure. [Dec 2021, p.84]
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  5. The Line of Best Fit
    Oct 29, 2021
    80
    Ocean to Ocean ends up being Amos’s best album in recent memory for the way it manages to combine the strengths of her early music while incorporating newfound restraint and perspective.
  6. Glide Magazine
    Nov 1, 2021
    80
    At eleven songs, Ocean to Ocean is Amos’ lithest, most condensed album of original songs since 1999’s To Venus to Back. The album benefits from the tracklist’s economy, and for the first time in over a decade, there are no songs that stick out as filler or potential b-sides; rather, all eleven songs on Ocean to Ocean are vital parts of the album’s whole. Even on some of the less immediately engaging ones, like “Flowers Burn to Gold,” the lyrics offer some of Amos’ most striking imagery.
  7. Slant Magazine
    Oct 29, 2021
    60
    With Ocean to Ocean, it seems as if Amos has all but given up on pushing the limits of her instrument. Which would be more forgivable if the songs themselves didn’t play it quite so safely.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18
  1. Extrasauce
    Oct 30, 2021
    10
    Beautiful. Stand outs are:
    Addition of light divided
    Speaking with trees Devil's Bane Swim to new york state Spies Ocean to ocean    Beautiful. Stand outs are:
    Addition of light divided
    Speaking with trees
    Devil's Bane
    Swim to new york state
    Spies
    Ocean to ocean
    Flowers burn to gold
    Metal water wood
    29 years

    Do not listen to Segundoleo26 - they have just copy and pasted their response from some bland nothing review from Slant, some wanna be critic company, who don't know what they're talking about.    … Expand
  2. DanJ91
    Oct 30, 2021
    10
    This is Toris best work in years. You'll want to hear this one. She seems to evolve every album, and sometimes it doesn't work (for my ears atThis is Toris best work in years. You'll want to hear this one. She seems to evolve every album, and sometimes it doesn't work (for my ears at least), but here she gives us some of her best work, a true continuation of the work we all loved and an album that will bring you back to the 90's and into the future. Pure bliss.… Expand
  4. Venusman
    Nov 3, 2021
    10
    Love this album. My favorite 'complete' album from her since Scarlet's Walk. I'm a fan since 1994 and on every album I find gems, but theLove this album. My favorite 'complete' album from her since Scarlet's Walk. I'm a fan since 1994 and on every album I find gems, but the cohesiveness of this one and the magic in the production, sound and mixing totally supports some of her most gorgeous melodies and lyrics. Also, love that it's just 11 songs - it really shines and I want to keep playing it.… Expand
  5. Xtraordinarymac
    Oct 30, 2021
    10
    Just amazing.. best work in 20 years. Absolutely astonishing how she still can do it at almost 60 years of age. She’s just like a fine wine.
  6. mighty_mindful
    Oct 30, 2021
    9
    She really benefits here from keeping the songs tight and focused. Some of her albums tend to indulge in meandering. Here, she has cut theShe really benefits here from keeping the songs tight and focused. Some of her albums tend to indulge in meandering. Here, she has cut the fluff and presented us with an edited collection of 11 really well produced tracks, a few are standard fare for superfans, and a few are unexpected new sonic shapes.… Expand
  7. ravenvenom
    Oct 29, 2021
    9
    Tori Amos has been a bit hit or miss over the past decade and a half, I am the first to admit. The albums were overly and unnecessarily longTori Amos has been a bit hit or miss over the past decade and a half, I am the first to admit. The albums were overly and unnecessarily long with the amazing and very good songs being mixed up with meh and songs that would have been her bsides if were still in the 90s, so I was excited for this release but expecting the same.
    To my (pleasant) surprise, Ocean To Ocean is a return to form. I realise that phrase is thrown around a lot but this is definitely Tori's most consistent album since To Venus and Back and Scarlet's Walk.
    The two singles 'Speaking With Trees' and 'Spies' and upbeat, catchy songs that will be stuck in your head after a few listens. 'Metal, Water, Wood' is the masterpiece on this album and a worthy single, if the industry and streaming teenagers of the world didn't ignore artists that were older than 30.
    On the whole, the album is filled with upbeat and catchy songs, which draws you in. Flowers Burn To Gold and the title track are probably the slowest songs on the album. These are also the weakest songs in this concise but excellent set.
    Absolute highlights are:
    Metal Water Wood
    Speaking With Trees
    Spies
    Addition of Light Divided
    Devil's Bane
    How Glass Is Made
    29 Years    … Expand
  8. Segundoleo26
    Oct 30, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tori Amos has all but given up on pushing the limits of her instrument básic ugh… Expand

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