Reprieve
by Ani DiFranco
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. The New York Times
    60
    Subtle sounds -- acoustic instruments, electronic tones, environmental noises, distorted echoes -- well up around her, and they open up pockets of shadow around her usual pinpoint clarity. Now the atmosphere is as important as the words.
  2. NOW Magazine
    60
    Generally solid with more hits than misses, but my usual advice to DiFranco still applies: don't record everything you write – wait a few months and give us the best ones.
  3. Spin
    60
    Milky keyboard washes and found-sound accents... give the music a darker, dreamier depth. [Sep 2006, p.100]
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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13
  1. Ravenous
    Nov 21, 2010
    4
    A weak album from one of our most innovative modern musicians and poets. Her lyrics - as always - are smarter than anyone else's, but as aA weak album from one of our most innovative modern musicians and poets. Her lyrics - as always - are smarter than anyone else's, but as a huge fan I can say that this is one album I would NOT recommend.… Full Review »
  2. NaceB
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    Sweet and Sad!!
  3. BrandonS
    Aug 18, 2006
    7
    This is a message for Nathaniel S and others like him: There's no need to call someone who expresses their opinion in this forum a This is a message for Nathaniel S and others like him: There's no need to call someone who expresses their opinion in this forum a "fool." Heaven forbid someone think differently from the great Nathaniel S. I read metacritic to get a variety of opinions and the reasoning behind them. Leave the classless insults out of it.… Full Review »
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