- Record Label: Epiphany Records
- Release Date: Jul 31, 2020
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Jul 29, 2020You can feel the weight of the piano keys and sense the reverb on the mic, or its absence when Morissette lays her isolated vocals bare to stunning effect on “Her”. ... Superb album.
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Aug 5, 2020Throughout the album, Morissette crafts a raw, often uncomfortable, narrative. In the portrayal of imperfection, Such Pretty Forks in the Road creates space to encounter profound disquietude.
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Aug 3, 20202020’s Morissette is as emotional as ever and her songs are incredibly heartfelt.
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Jul 29, 2020Alanis Morissette has long been a rarity among her peers, more than willing to address significant, yet unsettling subject matter. Such Pretty Forks In The Road is a case in point, with inspiring lyrical touches and affecting vocal sincerity placing it among her best albums.
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Jul 31, 2020All the songs here are pretty much worth their salt, but there are a few lyrical moments where the complexity and contradictions feel a little boiled-down.
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Aug 4, 2020Overall, ‘Such Pretty Forks In The Road’ is relatable in parts and uninspired in others but for a few key moments of simple brilliance it’s worth a listen.
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Classic Rock MagazineJul 29, 2020A measured, but unwaveringly honest, portrait of middle age with all its elation and tribulations. [Aug 2020, p.82]
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Aug 6, 2020By Morissette’s standards, Pretty Forks is a vulnerable, sedate, ballad-heavy album. Most of those ballads are unobtrusive, with songwriting-template piano and strings plush and regular as amphitheater seats.
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Aug 6, 2020Such Pretty Forks In The Road simmers, never boils.
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Aug 3, 2020Yes, musically, these songs – all co-written with former Morrissey sideman Michael Farrell –are for the most part her stock-in-trade windswept power ballads and unremarkable soft rock. But while there’s nothing as thrillingly angry as You Oughta Know, it’s a far more palatable set than 2012’s insipid Havoc and Bright Lights.
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Jul 31, 2020‘Such Pretty Forks…’ might not be flawless, but in that way, it’s true to Morissette’s depiction of life – something that’s often messy and tough, but worth sticking with.
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Jul 29, 2020For all of its melancholy, Such Pretty Forks feels personal but never profound. [May 2020, p.89]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 74 out of 83
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Mixed: 4 out of 83
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Negative: 5 out of 83
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Aug 1, 2020This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view.
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Aug 18, 2020
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Aug 3, 2020Amazing vocals, great lyrics and production make this one of Her best! Loved it.