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8.5
133935
8.5 |
Under The Radar
Lahey grounds the whole endeavor in the everyday, but elevates those experiences in a pointedly emotional and supremely accessible way, making The Answer Is Always Yes an absolute, unfettered joy
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8.0
133929
8.0 |
Exclaim
The whole album is chock full of songs that scream road trips and beach days, pulling from a grungier vision of Sheryl Crow and latter-day Liz Phair's fun-loving pop rock, shot through with a synthesised yet vulnerable twinge that was already apparent on Lahey's first two albums
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8.0
133934
8.0 |
musicOMH
With relatable lyrics and tunes with more hooks than your average fisherman’s bag, here could be the next big crossover act from Australia
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8.0
134066
8.0 |
DIY
Powerful, anthemic and cathartic
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7.5
134002
7.5 |
Pitchfork
The Australian singer-songwriter’s new album is a collection of hooky, blistering break-up anthems
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7.3
134025
7.3 |
Spectrum Culture
Singer-songwriter Alex Lahey’s warmth and wit set her right in the sweet spot that doesn’t quite make her a typical indie rocker, but not quite a pop punk artist either. She won’t be let into either of those clubs because she doesn’t need to be in them — she can start one of her own, and people will come to join it
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7.0
133972
7.0 |
Uncut
Lahey excels at crafting chewy pieces of bubblegum-punk whose exuberance and smarts are often matched by their emotional potency. Print edition only
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7.0
133983
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
She employs volume dynamics skillfully, her melodies are consistently enrolling, and her lyrics, at once colourful patter, empathetic pep-talk, and a vehicle for catharsis, are aptly accessible
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