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End Of The Day

Courtney Barnett

End Of The Day

Fifth album from the Melbourne indie rock singer-songwriter features instrumental tracks written for Danny Cohen's 2021 documentary Anonymous Club

ADM rating[?]

6.2

Label
Mom + Pop
UK Release date
08/09/2023
US Release date
08/09/2023
  1. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    While listeners might have been surprised by the nature of the three singles she released in July, this new territory for Barnett only proves that she is a master at her craft, striking gold again with her new foray into scoring
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  2. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Held together by a unifying drone, End Of The Day is a welcome if unusual addition to Barnett's catalogue. Print edition only

  3. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    End of the Day is purposefully quiet and forms a distinct meditative contrast with Courtney Barnett’s established indie rock oeuvre
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  4. 6.5 |   Under The Radar

    A mix of poignant and moving instrumental tracks that make a fine film score and can stand-alone as a demonstrative instrumental album
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  5. 6.0 |   Mojo

    In places it verges on doodling, as if Barnett is endlessly tuning her guitar, but tracks such as Intro or Tiver sound darkly majestic, like deep, drifting hollowed-out Americana. Print edition only

  6. 6.0 |   All Music

    Free of melody, hooks, or other organizing themes, this music merely floats, a soothing sound to those who share its wavelength
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  7. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    The Australian indie-rock sensation trades in her signature sardonic songwriting for contemplative and complex instrumental meditation on new album End of the Day, and the results are mixed
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  8. 6.0 |   DIY

    Feels like a long, slow goodbye to her old life; elegant and, given the context, elegaic
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