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Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

  • Summary: The first new release from the indie rock artist in six years was self-produced, mixed by Rob Schnapf and features a guest appearance from Lana Del Rey.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. AllMusic
    Oct 5, 2018
    90
    As tender as it is uncompromising, Wanderer is exactly the album Marshall needed to make at this point in her career and life. It's some of her most essential music, in both senses of the word.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Oct 4, 2018
    80
    Cat Power, lays full claim to the title of her tenth album, Wanderer with the authority of a blueswoman who’s seen some shit, alternately conjuring trances and slapping you out of them, projecting clear-eyed, uncompromising strength on one of the most fragile-sounding sets she’s ever made.
  3. Mojo
    Oct 1, 2018
    80
    There's no danger of Wanderer outstaying its welcome, but while it's a brilliant return, it wouldn't be quite right too claim it as a triumph. Not because of the quality of these songs but because Wanderer is a record that know the cost of living and the price of losing all too well. [Oct 2018, p.82]
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  4. musicOMH.com
    Oct 5, 2018
    80
    Most of all though, Wanderer is an album about developing your own identity in an ever-changing, often troubling world. Arguably more than ever before, Cat Power has achieved that goal here.
  5. Consequence
    Oct 1, 2018
    75
    Wanderer is neither as harrowing as Moon Pix nor as kaleidoscopic as Sun, but it shows a mature artist who rides the waves of tumultuous experience--no less excellent for containing her multitudes.
  6. PopMatters
    Oct 4, 2018
    70
    Wanderer lacks the polished fineness of a pop album, but it certainly presents a glimpse into Marshall's life as a woman, mother, and artist.
  7. The A.V. Club
    Oct 4, 2018
    58
    There’s nothing inherently wrong about Wanderer being mannered--but, unfortunately, the album’s subtlety is also often its undoing.

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  1. OttoS
    Oct 12, 2018
    10
    What a courageous and touching album! It's peronal in a way similar to Joni Mitchell and Laura Marling's albums, each testimonies of how youWhat a courageous and touching album! It's peronal in a way similar to Joni Mitchell and Laura Marling's albums, each testimonies of how you can be vulnerable and strong and the same time. Me Voy and Black are probably the strongest and most affecting songs I have heard all year.… Collapse
  2. Lajaleaa
    Nov 25, 2018
    8
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    Encontré un cariño por Cat Power a los 17 años, entre la aferración a mi inocencia y la pared de la adultez. Yo sé que suena    ( 84/100 )

    Encontré un cariño por Cat Power a los 17 años, entre la aferración a mi inocencia y la pared de la adultez. Yo sé que suena absurdo y bobo, pero su Soul Folk semi Blues me comprendía y consolaba mucho. Solo he escuchado "You Are Free" del 2003, el sexto álbum de la carrera de Cat Power que comenzó en los 90s. Después continuó produciendo y generando expectativa hasta que en el 2012, cuando presentó "Sun", Cat Power hizo un #hiatus de 6 años. Éste año Cat Power regresa con "Wanderer" y me descubro cuanto la extrañaba.
    La música de Cat Power es icónica en varios aspectos. Tiene una carga emocional que se siente aún cuando la composición es simple y delicada, eso le permite modular con excelencia tanto la intensidad como la sensibilidad de sus canciones. Producido por Cat Power misma y mezclada por Rob Schnapf, "Wanderer" presenta una armonía simple y fina que es capaz de crear una sensación de fluidez y viento; es amena en una exploración de intensidades que no descuida la sensibilidad y, en general, es una muy amigable compañera para aquel público que entiende el placer de la soledad, la memoria y la independencia.
    En este álbum Cat Power se presenta tanto como una esposa y amor distante que representa la esperanza, la memoria y la individualidad, así como una madre que trata de soportar la idea de que algún día tendrá que ver a su bebé partir también. Así es como se muestra como símbolo de estabilidad entre la vulnerabilidad de su bebé y la ausencia de su romance. Y ella, tocando la guitarra para su hijo en una casa de madera y los pájaros cantando sus melodías; habla sobre el cariño familiar, la falta de consumismo que tiene y prefiere y ciertos rencores y sus respectivos perdones. Su cover de la canción "Stay" de #Rihanna y la colaboración de #LanaDelRey, contribuyen a un proyecto exitoso por lograr ser un pequeño placer para las personas que son íntimas con su individualidad.    … Expand

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