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Feb 3, 2012She may not take life too seriously, but when it comes to making divine music, Beth means business.
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Q MagazineFeb 21, 2012A dazzling listen. [Mar 2012, p. 105]
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Feb 21, 2012Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose is as restrained in its own way as it is vibrant; just over 30 minutes long, it shows that Houghton knows how to leave listeners wanting more.
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Feb 15, 2012Her debut album has been a long time coming, but the two-year wait has yielded an end product that's been caringly crafted well beyond what you'll hear on most first albums.
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Feb 6, 2012An album of scope and unbridled invention, drawing from the past (in both music and aesthetics) to create a universe of sounds and textures that are quite unlike anything around at the moment.
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Feb 6, 2012This debut LP is lit up by an imagination as huge and outlandish as her onstage wigs and it makes for songs that bloom.
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Feb 3, 2012Now, it seems, her time has finally come.
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Feb 2, 2012A great start.
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Feb 2, 2012Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose is a success, in that it captures what Beth Jeans Houghton has been doing in her live shows for the past couple of years, without diluting or rushing it for the sake of a time-specific tag.
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MojoJan 31, 2012It's been worth the wait. [Feb 2012, p.96]
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Under The RadarJan 30, 2012There's an album worth of ideas packed into each song, and a career's evolution contained within the 10 tracks. [#39, p.69]
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Jan 25, 2012It is not very often that an artist comes along that is so strikingly unique and hugely talented and with Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose Beth Jeans Houghton has made a beguilingly lovely debut album that shows immense promise.
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UncutJan 24, 2012An album that is as eccentric as it is atmospheric. [Feb 2012, p.90]
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Jan 24, 2012[Houghton's] first album of idiosyncratic banjo pop has been worth the wait.
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Mar 1, 2012If you take one thing away from this debut, take away the fact that it's thoroughly deserved.
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Mar 6, 2012Has enough bright moments to ensure that Houghton will hone her experimentation in time.
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Feb 6, 2012She has ... created a sound which is almost absurdly ill-matched to her songs.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 0 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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Feb 28, 2012