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9.0
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Clash
‘Broken Hearts Club’ - performed, co-written and co-produced by Syd – feels like definitive moment as the R&B mainstay truly settles into her solo endeavour
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8.0
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8.0 |
Rolling Stone
The frontwoman for alt-R&B darlings The Internet unfurls a epic tale of love and loss with lush production
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8.0
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8.0 |
DIY
It’s vulnerable, it’s heartfelt, and above all it feels real
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8.0
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8.0 |
Gigwise
An album drenched in intimacy
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Quietus
There’s no clever foreshadowing here, and the real-time emotions make the death of the relationship so much more powerful. Both she and we got something terrific out of it
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8.0
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NME
Album two was conceived as a collection of love songs – until heartache struck. The result oscillates between braggadocio and deep intimacy
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7.5
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Pitchfork
Syd reshapes heartbreak into pillowy, ’80s-nodding R&B on her second album, softening her sound while maintaining vulnerability in her songwriting
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6.0
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6.0 |
Crack
At times, Broken Hearts Club doesn’t quite stack up to some of Syd’s most brilliant moments. But like surreptitiously reading someone’s diary, you’re left with an indelible impression of an artist at their rawest
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6.0
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The Observer
The US singer-songwriter’s intimate second solo album is a mixed bag of featherlight vocals and strong collaborations
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