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9.0
123050
9.0 |
Gigwise
Californian pizzazz and Eagles-inspired zest
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9.0
123051
9.0 |
Vinyl Chapters
A playful and complete album that deserves to be heard
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8.0
123075
8.0 |
Northern Transmissions
The song’s here are wonderful, heartbreaking, extremely danceable and the perfect way to add some optimism to what hopefully will be a good year
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8.0
123045
8.0 |
The Independent
First album from Los Angeles-born artist Charles is a bright nod to the sounds of Sixties and Seventies California
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8.0
123046
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
While Magic Mirror's sparkling-sheen portrays the acceptance of life - Pearl Charles' diary, flinging open its pages to question long-drawn-out loves - the inclusivity means the eyes staring back from Magic Mirror flit between both yours and hers, all aided by her cool and breezy nature
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8.0
123047
8.0 |
Exclaim
Charles may be self-doubting and even gloomy at times, but she never loses her glowing spirit and hope for the many more adventures her life will lead her on
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8.0
123049
8.0 |
All Music
While similar in feel to her debut, Magic Mirror is a significant step forward for Charles, who really steps up her game here
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7.9
123077
7.9 |
Beats Per Minute
Magic Mirror shines boldly and brightly as the testimony of an adulthood that didn’t come at the cost of losing her spark of child-like enthusiasm. Pearl Charles has taken hold of that raw and bubbly energy, and skilfully turned it into a perfect silver sequin of her very own disco ball
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7.0
123459
7.0 |
PopMatters
Pearl Charles' art doesn't offer easy resolutions to internal or external crises on Magic Mirror, but as she works through her ideas, she leads us to somewhere better
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6.0
123048
6.0 |
The Guardian
Combining various soft rock touchstones, Charles’s new album sometimes veers into cloyingly sentimental pastiche
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