You Are Free
by Cat Power
  • Record Label: Matador
  • Release Date: Feb 18, 2003
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32

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  1. BenjaminBunny
    Apr 17, 2004
    6
    Maybe I've seen her smashed onstage too many times, maybe I miss the genuinely spooky catharsis of older LPs like "What Would The Community Think" (still her best) but on this album Chan Marshall comes off as disingenous and (at worst) cloying. Most of it is pretty listenable but instead of letting real demons loose, she just seems to be half-heartedly putting on poses here. Makes me Maybe I've seen her smashed onstage too many times, maybe I miss the genuinely spooky catharsis of older LPs like "What Would The Community Think" (still her best) but on this album Chan Marshall comes off as disingenous and (at worst) cloying. Most of it is pretty listenable but instead of letting real demons loose, she just seems to be half-heartedly putting on poses here. Makes me sad for all the wrong reasons.… Expand

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#69 Best Album of 2003
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#76 Most Shared Album of 2003

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Village Voice
    80
    You Are Free demonstrates a subtle, hopeful change in sentiment--a relief from Cat Power's melancholy.
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  2. Alternative Press
    60
    Musically, it doesn't seem like Chan has gone anywhere. [March 2003, p.88]
  3. Blender
    60
    Sadly, distracting overembellishments dog her sixth album. [#14, p.133]
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