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9.0
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9.0 |
Uncut
The results are exquisite. Print edition only
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8.5
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8.5 |
Spectrum Culture
The apocalypse looms above Shelley’s slice of Eden, making paradise all the more peaceful
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8.5
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8.5 |
Paste Magazine
Feels brighter and more confident than her previous work
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8.1
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8.1 |
Pitchfork
The Kentucky folksinger’s fifth solo album strips down to acoustic instrumentation and her softly luminous voice, carving out a refuge where love and nature find solace in each other
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8.0
115095
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The Guardian
Shelley’s fifth album was recorded in Iceland and her music seems more timeless, steely, sad and resolute than ever
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8.0
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8.0 |
Mojo
This album engages out minds while it explores, but as it raises questions, it still comforts. Print edition only
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8.0
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Q
Beautiful and inscrutable, it runs very deep indeed. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
Exclaim
On Like the River Loves the Sea, Joan Shelley proves she may be the only active musician who can surround herself with collaborators and sound exactly like herself
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7.5
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The 405
Right now, it can feel like every artistic statement is part of a grand commentary on our collective entropy. Joan Shelley plays on all of our nostalgia for calmer days. Her latest album is great shelter from the gathering storm
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7.0
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Rolling Stone
The Kentucky country-folk singer-songwriter’s sixth album vividly explores the course of a relationship
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