Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
by Courtney Barnett
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88

Universal acclaim - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
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  1. Mojo
    Mar 19, 2015
    60
    Barnett doesn't quite equal this deadpan reportage [as Avant Gardener on 2013's A Sea of Split Peas] but navigates similar terrain in charming style. [Apr 2015, p.88]
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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 216 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 198 out of 216
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 216
  3. Negative: 7 out of 216
  1. nlanata30
    Mar 24, 2015
    10
    This album is so chill. I love it. Courtney Barnett is a refreshing new artist. Music is alive and well. This has been a good year for music.This album is so chill. I love it. Courtney Barnett is a refreshing new artist. Music is alive and well. This has been a good year for music. Life is good.… Full Review »
  2. DRauchDoes2015
    Jun 14, 2015
    6
    Courtney is such a damn clever lyricist. There are neat little one-liners and quirky storytelling abundant throughout this album. It'sCourtney is such a damn clever lyricist. There are neat little one-liners and quirky storytelling abundant throughout this album. It's simultaneously aimlessly mundane in it's everyday observations, yet poised and weirdly profound in it's humdrum nature. I don't find the instrumentation quite as appealing, however. The garage/alt rock aesthetic is limited, and grows stale fast, some tracks turning me away in spite of their fantastic lyrical content sheerly because they bore me on a musical level. If others can look past this limiting factor (as they seem to have) you're in for a pleasant and diverting, yet provoking listen.… Full Review »
  3. buddydave
    Apr 10, 2015
    10
    I have to admit, I was worried. The songs on Courtney Barnett's first release (The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas) were so delicate andI have to admit, I was worried. The songs on Courtney Barnett's first release (The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas) were so delicate and idiosyncratic that I was convinced she was headed for a sophomore slump (best case scenario) if not one-hit-wonder status. I'm very glad to be wrong. This song ramps up her 90s indie-rock roots (Cobain and Phair for starters); "Pedestrian at Best" is a scorcher, But then a song like "Depreston" reminds us of "Avant Gardener" and how we fell in love with Barnett in the first place. And then it breaks our hearts.… Full Review »
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