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10.0
130830
10.0 |
Dork
Feeding both the head and the heart, Maggie Rogers has gone feral. Let the joy spring forth
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9.0
130855
9.0 |
All Music
Surrender is the sound of Rogers coming into her complete self as an artist and choosing to be the positive force for good that she wants to see in both the pop and real worlds
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9.0
130907
9.0 |
musicOMH
Embracing emotion wholeheartedly, her second record pulls you in even on first listen, and grabs you by the scruff of the neck
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8.5
130860
8.5 |
Under The Radar
A higher bar has been set by Surrender, and one suspects that the effort will beget a slew of recordings inspired by its richly idiosyncratic sound—an invigorating and necessary innovation in marvelous alt pop
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8.4
130823
8.4 |
Northern Transmissions
Even if some melodies are misplaced, some lyrics a bit corny, Surrender is packed with the confidence and love that peeked out from Heard It In A Past Life in small doses
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8.0
130873
8.0 |
The Observer
Urgent, forthright and rocking out, the American’s second studio album is a compelling change of direction
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8.0
130912
8.0 |
PopMatters
Maggie Rogers’ sophomore LP Surrender heads in an alt-pop/rock direction and tackles ambition in all its glorious ability to make or break ourselves
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8.0
130841
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Rogers followed up a Grammy win by enrolling in university, but this album should mean she doesn’t have to apply for any grad jobs
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8.0
130843
8.0 |
Albumism
It’s safe to say that on Surrender, Rogers has gotten closer to the divine
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8.0
130846
8.0 |
NME
On her second album, the singer-songwriter ratchets things up several notches to find her most powerful form yet
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8.0
130807
8.0 |
Gigwise
Maggie Rogers sound unrestrained, wild and free
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8.0
130813
8.0 |
Clash
From the lyrical outpouring of questions and realisations, to the emotions encapsulated by these instrumental vignettes and thoughtful production, you get the sense that Maggie is at home here in this state of experimentation and consideration
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8.0
130822
8.0 |
DIY
Somehow both modern and instilled in the past
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7.8
130805
7.8 |
Paste Magazine
The singer radiates indie-pop cool while embracing uncertainty, serendipity and everything in between on sophomore LP
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7.3
130849
7.3 |
Pitchfork
The “Alaska” star’s second album, which shares its title with her Harvard Divinity School thesis, asks big questions about life through confident pop anthems
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7.0
130802
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
While further proving that Rogers has yet to find a wholly satisfying balance between understated folk and maximalist electropop, it also shows her to be a multifaceted performer with a dynamism lacking amongst many of her peers
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7.0
130803
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Pop-music prodigy delivers her complicated second album
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6.0
130837
6.0 |
The Irish Times
There’s no doubt that Rogers is a talented musician, but it’s often difficult to make a real emotional connection with these surface-level songs
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6.0
130854
6.0 |
The FT
The singer-songwriter’s second album, about waking up to life, could do with being less mainstream
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5.0
130806
5.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Surrender feels a bit too much like a pastiche of a good pop album, rather than a record that can be counted as one in its own right
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4.0
130804
4.0 |
The Skinny
Even with songs that are brash, chunky and loud, Maggie Rogers gives over to pared back singer-songwriter fare that reigns it all in
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