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Such Pretty Forks in the Road
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Universal acclaim- based on 83 Ratings

  • Summary: The ninth full-length studio release for the singer-songwriter is her first since 2012's Havoc And Bright Lights.
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Her
and so i pray to Her today, i ask for mercy and i beg for pauses...ooh ooh ooh.... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. The Independent (UK)
    Jul 29, 2020
    100
    You 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.
  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Aug 3, 2020
    80
    2020’s Morissette is as emotional as ever and her songs are incredibly heartfelt.
  3. PopMatters
    Aug 5, 2020
    80
    Throughout 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.
  4. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jul 29, 2020
    70
    A measured, but unwaveringly honest, portrait of middle age with all its elation and tribulations. [Aug 2020, p.82]
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  5. Pitchfork
    Aug 6, 2020
    65
    By 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.
  6. AllMusic
    Aug 6, 2020
    60
    Such Pretty Forks In The Road simmers, never boils.
  7. Rolling Stone
    Jul 29, 2020
    50
    For all of its melancholy, Such Pretty Forks feels personal but never profound. [May 2020, p.89]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 28
  3. Negative: 1 out of 28
  1. Efusinato
    Aug 1, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Such Pretty Forks brings deepness and autobiographical aspect of Alanis, which is her mark. This album bring the pain, the pression of a mother, star and woman's life, and really marches the pandemic world we are living. The turmoil of emotions and feelings will touch you and approach your reality to hers.… Expand
  2. EstellaKimberly
    Nov 25, 2021
    10
    After so many years of waiting, Alanis Morissette delivers her best album in a while, great songs here!
  4. mrmiguelin
    Jul 31, 2020
    10
    Después de 8 años, Alanis Morissette vuelve con su noveno álbum y uno de sus mejores proyectos desde "Jagged Little Pill". Muy buen álbum.
  5. Manuel14
    Jul 31, 2020
    10
    Un album tan hermoso Alanis vuelve despues de tantos años y nos da una joya de album este es una biblia para la musica alternativa y uno deUn album tan hermoso Alanis vuelve despues de tantos años y nos da una joya de album este es una biblia para la musica alternativa y uno de los mejores trabajos de Alanis… Expand
  6. jlacosta
    Jul 31, 2020
    9
    This new Alanis' album is a masterpiece, beautiful and surprising. I loved it!
  7. Josieswussykatz
    Aug 1, 2020
    9
    Such pretty forks in the road is such a turn for Alanis. Beautiful, bitter & honest. The album doesn’t try to be edgy just the same as herSuch pretty forks in the road is such a turn for Alanis. Beautiful, bitter & honest. The album doesn’t try to be edgy just the same as her more prevalent works yet it still has some of that natural grit all mixed with maturity.… Expand
  8. Kamoyayo
    Aug 28, 2020
    3
    I didn't enjoy it whatsoever but kudos for trying,this doesn't as a come back album

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