This Is My Hand
by My Brightest Diamond
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    Sep 15, 2014
    90
    This Is My Hand should see her join him, her other collaborators and St Vincent in the US experimental pop pantheon.
  2. Blurt Magazine
    Oct 7, 2014
    80
    This is My Hand is one big ball of skill, imagination and love of musical creation.
  3. Magnet
    Sep 18, 2014
    80
    A thrumming, tribal first half gives way to a haunting, ethereal second. [No. 113, p.59]
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  5. AllMusic
    Sep 15, 2014
    80
    As direct as a touch and as subtle as feelings, This Is My Hand is exciting in a way that's different from Worden's previous work--when she sings "this is my time" on the title track, it's hard not to agree with her.
  6. Uncut
    Sep 12, 2014
    80
    Her fourth full-length album effectively showcases the breadth of her sound. [Oct 2014, p.76]
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  7. Under The Radar
    Sep 12, 2014
    80
    In all instances, the results are thoroughly enjoyable.
  8. PopMatters
    Sep 16, 2014
    70
    The pressure of opposites can be a strong enough force to create bright and shiny diamonds. That’s kind of what happens on this album.
  9. Pitchfork
    Sep 15, 2014
    70
    Despite uneven pacing, This Is My Hand works on a visceral level, conjuring Worden’s intended image of tribal, fireside collaboration through a rich diversity of texture, detail, and tone.
  10. Drowned In Sound
    Sep 12, 2014
    70
    This Is My Hand is a good example of how sometimes less can be more. But when the ‘less’ is as good as some of the songs in the second half, it’s easy to see why you might want more.
  11. The Observer (UK)
    Sep 15, 2014
    60
    Ultimately, nothing on This Is My Hand gives you an irregular heartbeat quite like Pressure. But these intense songs, sung with a crystalline elasticity, have located the mojo previously absent from My Brightest Diamond’s art.
  12. Consequence
    Sep 18, 2014
    50
    While This Is My Hand carries the celestial torch held high by My Brightest Diamonds’ previous works, and does so with a discerning eye to continuity, it also doesn’t break any ground.
  13. musicOMH.com
    Sep 12, 2014
    50
    With this album, Worden seems intent on muscling in on the territory of innovative but hard-nosed American mavericks like St Vincent and Dirty Projectors. Ultimately though, This Is My Hand falls some way short of emulating the standards of those acts.

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7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. stasibar
    Oct 11, 2014
    9
    The best MBD album so far! It's even better than the very good: All Things Will Unwind (2011). I tend to agree with New Musical ExpressThe best MBD album so far! It's even better than the very good: All Things Will Unwind (2011). I tend to agree with New Musical Express (9/10), All Music Guide (4/5) and Blurt Magazine (4/5) reviews on this one. Highly recommendable!… Full Review »
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