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Sep 18, 2012Ever confident of her allure both as a woman and an artist, Furtado on The Spirit Indestructible proves nearly untouchable.
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Sep 17, 2012Furtado isn't entirely successful; at times, the album is more impressive for what she intends to achieve than what she accomplishes. And yet for all its contradictions and clumsiness, it's hard not to admire The Spirit Indestructible, for it is that rare thing: a major-label album that bears the unmistakably messy, human stamp of an artist.
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Sep 17, 2012Yet for all its contradictions and clumsiness, it's hard not to admire The Spirit Indestructible, for it is that rare thing: a major-label album that bears the unmistakably messy, human stamp of an artist.
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Sep 17, 2012Whether her strategy is to sing-song her way beyond the abrasive edges or to conversely turn her voice into an even more abrasive element, Furtado makes it all work.
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Sep 17, 2012There's a fair bit of "positivity" gloop, such as Believers (Arab Spring), but not enough to ruin a decent album.
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Entertainment WeeklySep 17, 2012A wasteland of electro-funk also-rans and half-baked nods to hip-hop. [14/21 Sep 2012, p.141]
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Q MagazineOct 23, 2012Time for another rethink. [Nov 2012, p.96]
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Oct 17, 2012It's not all bad, of course-if you prefer your sugar with a side of C-rate bounce, there are things here with which you most certainly could spend your Saturday nights.
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Sep 18, 2012Main producer Rodney Jerkins keeps the beats tight and hooks polished, but Furtado's flaming identity crisis makes this cringe listening.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 75 out of 106
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Mixed: 11 out of 106
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Negative: 20 out of 106
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Sep 20, 2012
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Sep 24, 2012This is one of the best albums I've listened in ages, bought the deluxe edition, heres my review of the tracks, out of 5 stars
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Sep 19, 2012