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8.0
138909
8.0 |
The Independent
Waterhouse ventures beyond the heavy-lidded romance of her early hits towards crunchy guitars and propulsive drums
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8.0
138910
8.0 |
All Music
Numbering 18 songs in all, Memoir of a Sparklemuffin closes with a big finish on the melodically soaring "To Love," and only then does she find what she was looking for
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8.0
138914
8.0 |
Dork
Even when she’s vehemently angry, boiling over with frustration and barely contained eye rolls, she seems to be grinning – there’s a weightlessness to the album’s eighteen tracks, a delicious blast of fresh air that breezes past and reassures you that all will be well
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7.0
138911
7.0 |
DIY
Much like a late noughties Tumblr given the same name
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7.0
138912
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
While the 18-tracks teeter along the fine line of becoming slightly too long at certain points, it continues to offer an intimate compilation of her thoughts and emotions
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6.4
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6.4 |
Northern Transmissions
The album feels like a missed opportunity for Waterhouse to fully explore her experiences, opting instead for vague, adolescent musings that fail to live up to the promise of the album’s intriguing concept
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6.3
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6.3 |
Paste Magazine
With most of the English singer, songwriter and actress’ sophomore album sounding exactly the same, her heartfelt lyrics get buried underneath blasé vocals that sound resigned to her fate
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6.0
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6.0 |
Clash
It’s an album that glosses over its faults by never staying still too long
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5.0
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5.0 |
Under The Radar
Waterhouse has the ingredients for pop success: on the album’s better tracks, warm production makes her soft vocals twinkle in a way that is certainly captivating. However, the ultimate impact the album leaves is that it needed more time to marinate
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