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Public Storage

Hana Vu

Public Storage

Debut full-length album from the Los Angeles DIY singer-songwriter

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Ghostly
UK Release date
05/11/2021
US Release date
05/11/2021
  1. 8.3 |   Beats Per Minute

    Though evocative, stunning, and sweeping, there’s a pragmatism anchoring Public Storage, a functionality in its outline
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  2. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    From the start, there’s a nearly imperceptible shift from the timorous piano on April Fool to the gritty drum and bass of the title track, on to the retro electro-pop of Aubade. Three tracks and two genre-shifts in, it’s a wonder how well the pieces fit together
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  3. 8.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    Hana Vu might not have that answer, but Public Storage is still a dream of a full debut
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  4. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    Her DIY bedroom pop/rock ranges from danceable synths to delicate, instrumental folk arrangements, where she often dissects the age-old themes of existentialism, failure and the fear of getting older, all of which are ever-present and fully fleshed out on Public Storage
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  5. 8.0 |   Under The Radar

    She reunites the fragments of herself into a work that is bold and propitious. For perhaps the first time in a long time, she is complete, and Public Storage is just the beginning
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  6. 7.0 |   All Music

    While Public Storage doesn't represent the songwriter's hookiest material, its affecting album-length presentation lingers - emotionally and sonically - nonetheless
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  7. 6.9 |   Pitchfork

    The Los Angeles singer and songwriter’s full-length debut is grandiose and opaque, opting for intricacy over intimacy
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  8. 6.0 |   Crack

    With its scattershot moods, the structure of the record feels a little clumsy at times, never letting you truly settle in. But in that same respect, it feels real, cosy and starkly personal, just like the setting it was written in
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