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10.0
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10.0 |
The Guardian
With deadpan humour and rock-star confidence, Hackman essays her own restive, messy desires, from denial to acceptance
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9.3
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9.3 |
Paste Magazine
This album — a treasure trove of zippy guitar hooks, glimmering synths and lemony vocals expertly curated by Hackman — is all about human connection
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9.0
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DIY
Not so much Marika 3.0 as the Marika who was always there, but tougher, stronger and more triumphant than ever
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9.0
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musicOMH
At times, it’s so honest that you may feel like you’re prying into someone’s diary, but it will be a major surprise if this funny, clever, heartbreaking record isn’t nestling at the top of the Album Of The Year polls come December
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8.2
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Sputnik Music (staff)
A resplendent piece of pop/rock/folk that is as beguiling musically as it is lyrically blunt
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8.0
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The Observer
Hackman flits between self-reflection and self-loathing with ease starkly unpicking her anxieties over fuzzy guitar on her most accomplished record to date
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8.0
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The FT
The Hampshire-born artist plays with eroticism and sexuality on her third album
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8.0
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Under The Radar
Any Human Friend is Hackman's most attention-demanding work to date, and positions her as one of the most refreshing voices in British music right now
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8.0
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God Is In The TV
This record will be described as sexy and filthy but it is also heart-breaking and grotesque and beautiful and funny and complex
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8.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
A frank, explosive love letter to the overlooked
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8.0
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Q
By simultaneously preserving the intimacy and honesty that made her initial work so striking, Any Human Friend sees Hackman wholly uncensored, and al the better for it. Print edition only
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8.0
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Uncut
Her most universal album yet. Print edition only
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8.0
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Clash
The record peaks in its first four tracks, definitely, but even so, the album never falls short of hot and sticky - in a good way
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8.0
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The Independent
Blunt and bold album has a dark sexual energy
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8.0
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Loud And Quiet
The twin sensibilities of pop and overt sexuality are underpinned by offbeat studio details
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7.5
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Spectrum Culture
Any Human Friend confirms that Hackman has successfully carved out a particular place for herself in a crowded indie rock scene
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7.3
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7.3 |
Pitchfork
The British singer-songwriter’s third album is a singular, extraordinarily horny, and occasionally bleak pop record largely about the complexities of queer desire
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7.0
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7.0 |
All Music
There are guitars here, but they mostly serve as texture while the warm but clean electronic textures carry Hackman's melodies and make room for the lyrics
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