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MojoJan 11, 2012Sometimes playful, sometimes starkly beautiful. [Dec. 2011 pg. 95]
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Q MagazineDec 15, 2011A bright and breezy sophomore that occasionally hints at darker themes. [Dec. 2001 p. 127]
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Nov 22, 2011Her voice is light and agile, her phrasing like exquisite plumage, and her folksy songs move with deceptive power, sailing on guitars, strings and Irish drama.
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UncutOct 18, 2011[It] sees her expanding her horizons with out scrimping on nuance or emotion. [Nov 2011, p.84]
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Oct 17, 2011Lisa Hannigan is on confident form in her second solo release since the split from Damien Rice.
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Oct 14, 2011Solid yet understated, it's Hannigan's obvious gift for melody, tasteful arrangements, and remarkably emotive elocution (when her voice breaks, the heart follows suit) that keeps Passenger afloat, while the world schemes and churns beneath.
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Oct 14, 2011For all its deft arrangements and catchy chorus hook lines, Passenger feels unforced, spontaneous and timeless; indeed, such is its unaffected delivery that it might have been recorded 30 years ago or last month
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Oct 14, 2011It's a self-assured and very cohesive piece of work. Lisa Hannigan's journey as a solo artist continues to trundle along without any bumps in the road.
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Oct 14, 2011Her voice remains the main attraction on this second album but its prettiness often sounds thin against the sort of arrangements that invite the description "plinky-plonky".