What a Boost
by Rozi Plain
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. The Line of Best Fit
    Apr 4, 2019
    90
    What A Boost is Rozi’s best, most interesting and experimental album to date. It’s what happens when her introversions gather the worldliness and confidence to let others in. There’s all the same tenderness, all the same familiarity, but it’s never sounded this good before.
  2. Q Magazine
    Apr 10, 2019
    80
    What A Boost sounds like somebody trying to make a confusing world slot together in a way that ultimately makes sense. [Jun 2019, p.115]
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  3. The Skinny
    Apr 5, 2019
    80
    Complex and vibrant, What a Boost is an invigorating and engaging ride.
  5. Uncut
    Apr 4, 2019
    80
    These 10 art-pop and jazz-inclined abstractions are as elusive as they are instantly likeable, slipping away from definition even as you're listening via sweet melodic overplaying, elegant spaces and meandering/urgent grooves. [May 2019, p.32]
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  6. AllMusic
    Apr 4, 2019
    80
    Her intricate, folk-inflected indie rock has a more conspicuous, gentle jazz presence here.
  7. Pitchfork
    Apr 11, 2019
    72
    Its mystery isn’t a gimmick, nor a playful riddle to be solved, but an abstraction awaiting interpretation.
  8. The 405
    Apr 16, 2019
    70
    The combination of Rozi Plain’s curious, hopefully wistful ... songwriting and the meandering, caressing lull of the playing makes room for new, soothing life within the singer’s work.

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