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Anaïs Mitchell

Anaïs Mitchell

Anaïs Mitchell

Eighth album from the Vermont singer-songwriter includes contributions from Aaron Dessner, Josh Kaufman, Michael Lewis and Nico Muhly

ADM rating[?]

7.7

Label
BMG Rights Management
UK Release date
28/01/2022
US Release date
28/01/2022
  1. 10.0 |   musicOMH

    Eighth album from Vermont singer-songwriter brings personal reflections to life with delicate minimalism and heartfelt warmth
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  2. 9.0 |   Vinyl Chapters

    So, Miss Swift, if you ever plan on completing that Folklore/Evermore trilogy, there’s an indie singer I think many fans would love to hear be a part of it. Her name is Anaïs Mitchell
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  3. 8.0 |   Albumism

    This is not the biting folk epic that Young Man was, nor the high concept and expansive theatre piece Hadestown was, but a humbler half-hour by a highly creative and blossomed mother who, more than anything, presents as worldly, gentle, and wise
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  4. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Anaïs Mitchell embraces the stillness of life on her powerful self-titled return
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  5. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Sonically, the album has a muted palette, an approach that suits the colourised introversion of Mitchell's writing. even so, there are occasional flashes of illumination
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  6. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Deceptively simple, the result is a lovely thing. Print edition only

  7. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    After her Broadway success with Hadestown, the indie folk artist returns with a set of lowkey but polished melodic gems, boasting sharp lyrics and striking emotional gear-changes
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  8. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    On her first solo album in 10 years, the Grammy-winner recounts her pandemic retreat
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  9. 7.9 |   Paste Magazine

    It’s the first great folk album of the year, but more crucially, it’s a quiet personal triumph for Mitchell herself. Disclosing one’s own truths rarely sounds this graceful
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  10. 7.7 |   Spectrum Culture

    Searching for meaning in the maelstrom of moments staring back at her
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  11. 7.2 |   Pitchfork

    On her first album of all-new solo material since 2012, the Vermont-based folk singer reflects on her life with measured reverence
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  12. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    With her lowkey yet glistening collection of songs, she jumps back into the light with clearheaded confidence and a more mature outlook
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  13. 6.0 |   The FT

    Acoustic guitars and muffled drumbeats reflect the Vermont singer’s move from New York back to her home state
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