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9.1
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A.V. Club
PAINLESS finds the UK singer in heartbreakingly strong form, delivering a dozen tracks in what's quickly becoming her signature style
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9.0
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Gigwise
An early Album of the Year contender
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9.0
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XS Noize
The album is wrapped in vocals and harmonies that are essentially audible salted caramel and an exhilarating variation of styles, so don't be intimated
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8.5
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Under The Radar
It’s the sheer power of her songwriting and her intricate arrangements that leave you dazzled and in no doubt that Yanya is a songwriter and musician of immense talent for whom the sky’s the limit
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8.4
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Pitchfork
Excels at a kind of subtle disclosure, relying less on power than it does texture and immaculately sparing detail
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8.4
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Beats Per Minute
It speaks to everyone on every level, and it’s precisely the kind of message the world needs
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8.0
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No Ripcord
What she's gained in the process is more focus and confidence, and as PAINLESS proves, an intriguing foreshadow of things to come
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8.0
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Clash
A song cycle that touches on identity, loss, and the path through it all, it’s one marked by maturity and a growing awareness of the potency of her own talents
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8.0
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DIY
A true representation of its creator; simultaneously delicate, fierce, vulnerable and fiery
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8.0
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The Independent
Despite the record’s immersive qualities, the overwhelming effect is as satisfying as a plaster being ripped right off
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8.0
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The Guardian
The London songwriter roots the sound of her accomplished second album in classic alt-rock, its beautiful melodies contrasting with mysteriously bleak vignettes
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8.0
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Dork
Hard to define but easy to love, Nilüfer Yanya has found a niche that not only works but makes music a little more interesting
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8.0
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Uncut
More inward-looking than her conceptual debut, its emotive lyrics lending themselves to a more tightly focused musical palette. Print edition only
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8.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
Crunchy, ethereal, and odd in its harsh beauty, PAINLESS is a record of contradictions that Yanya spectacularly weaves together
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8.0
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The Skinny
The follow-up to Nilüfer Yanya's debut album, Painless finds the London-based artist exploring more ethereal territory
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8.0
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Exclaim
For all its fear and itching paranoia, PAINLESS is a buzzing thrill
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7.0
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Spectrum Culture
An amalgamation of ‘90s music that coagulates indie rock, trip-hop and post-punk. It’s a melting pot with traces of other artists across its dozen tracks
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7.0
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All Music
If PAINLESS is less ambitious and attention-grabbing than her debut, it sees Yanya makes strides in being more affecting
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6.0
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musicOMH
The idea that synthetic beats only serve to sterilise is ridiculous and passé – but while they show potential for something really interesting here, they do have the effect of cooling and sterilising an otherwise warm and welcoming record
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6.0
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Loud And Quiet
Nilüfer Yanya’s second album is full of radio-ready hits, each track masterfully twisted in a way that makes it almost impossible that you won’t find it floating around your mind days later
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6.0
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The Irish Times
Trip-hop infiltrated with something darker
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6.0
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NME
On her second full-length, the artist focuses on Nirvana-style murk and jerky, Bloc Party style post-punk, with frequent glimmers of brilliance
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