Starmaker
by Honey Harper
  • Record Label: ATO
  • Release Date: Mar 6, 2020
Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Sputnikmusic
    Mar 9, 2020
    90
    This is very lush, star-lit country music that is practically breathtaking in the moment while transcending the typical boundaries of the genre. It's about time.
  2. AllMusic
    Mar 13, 2020
    80
    Starmaker is a subtle, yet quietly powerful record that feels like it's been hiding in your record collection for decades, just waiting for the right rainy day to make itself known.
  3. Mojo
    Mar 5, 2020
    80
    Arranged with exquisite care, not a swooning backing vocal, Gram Parsons echo or Brian Eeno-influenced synthesizer out of place. [Apr 2020, p.89]
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  5. Uncut
    Mar 5, 2020
    80
    Every note of this album is saturated with a very particular melancholy that keeps these spacey songs closely anchored to the earth. [Apr 2020, p.28]
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  6. Clash Music
    Mar 5, 2020
    80
    Starmaker is a joy from start to finish. Together, each song on this debut album supports Honey Harper’s ambition to bring his cosmic country into a wider setting and he does it with currency and aesthetics.
  7. Exclaim
    Mar 5, 2020
    80
    Starmaker is a world unbound by time and gravity, a fantasy borne of solar winds. If this is where country music is headed, we should all be so lucky to be invited along for the journey.

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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. vitortfv
    Dec 5, 2020
    7
    Green Shadows - 6/10
    In Light of Us - 8/10
    The Day It Rained Forever - 6,5/10 Something Relative - 10/10 Tired Tower - 6/10 Suzuki Dreams    Green Shadows - 6/10
    In Light of Us - 8/10
    The Day It Rained Forever - 6,5/10
    Something Relative - 10/10
    Tired Tower - 6/10
    Suzuki Dreams - 6/10
    Vaguely Satisfied - 7/10
    Someone Else's Dream - 6,7/10
    Tomorrow Never Comes - 6,5/10
    Strawberry Lite - 6,3/10
    Starmaker - 7/10    … Full Review »
  2. bherrin67
    Nov 26, 2020
    9
    This is an amazing album. It’s part Gram Parson California country and western meets Mazzy Star dream pop mixed with the Georgia roots of theThis is an amazing album. It’s part Gram Parson California country and western meets Mazzy Star dream pop mixed with the Georgia roots of the artists. His lyrics are introspective, intelligent and heartbreaking. I’ve enjoyed this album throughly and it’s definitely in my top 3 albums of the year. ✌… Full Review »
  3. Rosspearce
    Mar 18, 2020
    5
    Gram Parsons with synths, a cant miss talent. An extremely strong debut, well written and thematically dreamy to its core. Flutes, strings,Gram Parsons with synths, a cant miss talent. An extremely strong debut, well written and thematically dreamy to its core. Flutes, strings, steel guitar and synths float in and out over breathless vocals and gentle melodies… Full Review »
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