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9.1
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9.1 |
Northern Transmissions
An understated meditation on performance and emotional excavation, somehow manifest like the grandiose approach of cinema
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9.0
138828
9.0 |
Under The Radar
It’s at times both rapturous and somber. It is considered and genuinely moving. It spotlights the best aspects of Nilüfer Yanya’s creative techniques and allows them to build and blossom
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9.0
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God Is In The TV
With this release, Yanya steps confidently into the next chapter of her career, leaving no doubt that this is her best work to date
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8.5
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Pitchfork
On her third album, the UK singer-songwriter sounds relaxed, confident, unflappably cool, even in moments of conflict. The result is an album of everyday luxury, lush and unhurried
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8.0
139030
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Clash
The London-based artist come into her own. Working exclusively with producer Wilma Archer on all eleven tracks on the album may just have been her saving grace
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8.0
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The Skinny
Nilüfer Yanya's third album My Method Actor cements her status as one of most exciting voices of her generation
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8.0
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DIY
Brimming with curiosity and exploration
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8.0
138831
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Uncut
For all the dark corners of her ever-changing self she avidly explores, the intrinsic brightness and irrepressible energies in her songwriting continue to enrich the experience of accompanying her. Print edition only
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8.0
138876
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The FT
The Londoner sings with murmured vocals about opaque scenarios in a thoughtful, interestingly cryptic new record
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8.0
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All Music
A soft-spoken, probing outing for Yanya, one whose dreamy web of acoustic instruments and electronic accents persistently allures while scrutinizing
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8.0
138880
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musicOMH
An album of constant surprises in which to immerse, it confirms its creator as an exciting talent
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8.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
With her latest album, Yanya finds an alternate promised land, spirited but with less of the abandon that might accompany a more Dionysian experience
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8.0
138893
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Exclaim
My Method Actor proves the perfect companion for sitting with the uncertainty of whether one should move ahead or stay where one is
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8.0
138894
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NME
The London singer-songwriter aimed not to dilute her music-making process on her third record. The results are her most absorbing listen yet
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8.0
138896
8.0 |
Dork
Throughout ‘My Method Actor’, Nilüfer’s songwriting is elevated by a production that accentuates her richly smooth vocals
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7.8
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7.8 |
Spectrum Culture
A spare, low-key and restrained work, My Method Actor carries a surprisingly effective warmth
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