The Greater Wings
by Julie Byrne
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. dollmouth
    Jul 13, 2023
    10
    Gorgeous mediations on grief, desire, connection, and self-knowledge. Beautiful production and stunning lyrics
  2. factorking
    Aug 13, 2023
    10
    An exquisite rendering of grief via delicately picked guitar and moving, poetic lyrics.
  3. Lajaleaa
    Aug 22, 2023
    7
    The size of the carefulness this album was made with is unmeasurable. In a way, it shows, because it came out to be a very sensible project, almost too sensible. And there is no problem with "too much sensibility", but the highs on the album exist without energy, with no intensity or real musical statement. The anbientations, and, again, the carefulness of the texture of this windy folk isThe size of the carefulness this album was made with is unmeasurable. In a way, it shows, because it came out to be a very sensible project, almost too sensible. And there is no problem with "too much sensibility", but the highs on the album exist without energy, with no intensity or real musical statement. The anbientations, and, again, the carefulness of the texture of this windy folk is vast, and you can actually dance safely surrounded by the palpable rush of wind, but it turns out to be all just a simulation when the eyes are opened. I just wish this would've been a little bit more dynamic with its own energy.… Expand
  4. asLOCKY
    Aug 13, 2023
    9
    Uma das melhores descobertas que fiz no ano. Um álbum coeso, bem feito, com coração, ritmo e talento puro.

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. PopMatters
    Jul 25, 2023
    90
    The Greater Wings is sublime and difficult to fault. Fans of Byrne will be delighted and moved to hear her grow even further as an artist and songwriter, not least in her coming to terms with grief and pain. New listeners to Byrne will surely find an artist of great pathos and empathy whose talents may now get the wider hearing they deserve.
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  2. musicOMH.com
    Jul 14, 2023
    80
    A career-best work that serves both as a tribute to and means of overcoming a life sadly gone.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Jul 11, 2023
    85
    The Greater Wings is no funeral, and Byrne’s calm assurance renders her words irresistibly commanding.
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