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10.0
130790
10.0 |
The Observer
The cult American singer-songwriter endured 25 years of abuse at the hands of her partner, an experience wrenchingly recorded in her first album in 12 years
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10.0
130781
10.0 |
Mojo
It's difficult to detach this record from the harrowing specificity of its backstory, yet Riderless Horse never makes you feel like an intruder. Print edition only
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9.0
130771
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The 12 songs on Riderless Horse examine all aspects of a long-term relationship corroded by abusive behaviour
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8.5
130775
8.5 |
Beats Per Minute
Riderless Horse is a quiet exorcism, in communion with ghosts, deceptively dressed up in as little and as simple clothing as possible
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8.0
130778
8.0 |
The Independent
Nastasia’s truth-hounding doesn’t make for an easy listen, but it also delivers poetry and restful release
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8.0
130772
8.0 |
The Skinny
Nina Nastasia returns with another strong addition to her superlative catalogue
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8.0
130798
8.0 |
The Quietus
Nastasia has not only reclaimed her voice and her drive to create after so many emotionally-punishing years, but also her agency over her art as a whole
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8.0
130782
8.0 |
Uncut
Lean, characteristically nuanced, folk-edged songs. Print edition only
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7.8
130848
7.8 |
Pitchfork
After a 12-year absence, the singer-songwriter returns with a raw, unadorned celebration of survival
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6.0
137482
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
Her first album in three years, Reasonable Woman, is also solid, a return to the aesthetic mean that works more than it doesn’t. None of the singles released from it so far have been hits, but they’re all resolutely competent examples of Sia’s knack for sweeping, feelings-heavy glitz
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