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Heart-Shaped Scars

Dot Allison

Heart-Shaped Scars

First solo release in 12 years from the Scottish singer-songwriter and former One Dove singer co-produced by Fiona Cruickshank

ADM rating[?]

7.5

Label
Sa Recordings
UK Release date
30/07/2021
US Release date
30/07/2021
  1. 10.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Where previously her records sounded like explorations of styles, this feels 100% like she has found her sound
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  2. 9.0 |   All Music

    With Heart-Shaped Scars, she's found a home in sparse and spooky folk. Possibly not something one could have predicted when she first arrived on the scene with One Dove, but something that is satisfying and true all the same
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  3. 8.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    Allison’s comeback is gracefully restrained, intimate and intriguing, ideal for after-hours drifting, even if one’s clubbing days are gone
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  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    While Heart-Shaped Scars might not be the first flowering of such wistful folk mysteries, it still brings in a good harvest. Print edition only

  5. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    For Heart-Shaped Scars, it’s all beautiful, gossamer strings and hushed vocals with the kind of confessional singer-songwriter lyrics that make for an intimate listen, at once chilly and warm
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  6. 6.9 |   Pitchfork

    With a tendency to drift, the Scottish songwriter’s first solo record in almost a decade is a quiet, graceful collection of autumnal folk music
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  7. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Classy but underpowered. Print edition only


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