- Record Label: American Laundromat Records
- Release Date: Feb 17, 2015
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Feb 12, 2015In other words, it's the best kind of reunion because it's not only lacking in nostalgia, it shows that some things can be better the second time around.
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MagnetFeb 19, 2015Hatfield, drummer Todd Phillips and bassist Dean Fisher still mash up the agony and ecstasy in the same idiosyncratic, gorgeous way we knew and loved. [No. 117, p.55]
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Feb 12, 2015Much like its forebear, the album's 12 tunes are tight, tidy pop-rockers, presented in her characteristic straightforward-yet-slightly-skewed manner.
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UncutFeb 25, 2015The intricacies and frustrations of relationships dominate, while the arrangements are kept crisp and simple. [Apr 2015, p.76]
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Mar 18, 2015Lyrically, the LP lacks the wit of past work like the clever "Supermodel," but stylistically, the Bostonians haven't missed a step.
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Feb 20, 2015On a whole, Whatever is milder and gentler than the darker Become What You Are; that comes with age, I guess. But, all said, it does feel like a return.
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Feb 19, 2015The songs are tight and well produced enough that you might find yourself, at moments, wanting them to loosen up a bit.
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Feb 17, 2015There’s a temptation to view Whatever, My Love as a companion piece to its lone predecessor, 1993’s “Become What You Are,” when really it’s just another Hatfield album. As such, it lives and dies by standard Hatfield calculus.
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Feb 12, 2015Overall then, Whatever, My Love is a mixed affair. Die-hard lovers of Become What You Are will have few real complaints but might perhaps overdose a touch on déjà vu. For the less pre-devoted, a cherry-picked yet economically-unviable EP selection from the album might have served this reunion better artistically.
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Feb 12, 2015Even if not all these songs are memorable, many are still damn catchy.