Albums to watch

The Calcination of Scout Niblett

Scout Niblett

The Calcination of Scout Niblett

Sixth album of raw minimal indie rock arrangements from English singer-songwriter Emma Louise Niblett

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Drag City
UK Release date
18/01/2010
  1. 8.5 |   The Quietus

    It's Polly Harvey without the stylised gothic affectations, Nirvana without the heavy metal boy's club trimmings, and this may indeed be the reason why serious commercial success has so far eluded Scout
    Read Review

  2. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    It twists in so many directions and you can never be sure quite where it’s going to go next. It’s this uncertainty that leads to the record demanding your total attention.
    Read Review

  3. 8.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    This album shows Niblett breaking out as forceful as ever, proving herself as one of the most serious and self-assured artists of the last 10 years
    Read Review

  4. 8.0 |   Spin

    Her minimal songs -- just one guitar and sporadic drums -- unfold laboriously, as though forcing themselves from Niblett's clenched mouth and hands
    Read Review

  5. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Tense, raw and skeletal with a soul, Niblett has perfected her ability to nip delicate emptiness in the bud with delightfully harsh soundscapes and acerbic lyrics and, for that, let us be thankful
    Read Review

  6. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Scout Niblett is an acquired taste, but so many of the best things - olives, anchovies, nipple clamping - are. And if you have ever been tempted to acquire a taste for Niblett, The Calcination..., along with This Fool..., would be a good place to start
    Read Review

  7. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  8. 7.3 |   Pitchfork

    The extreme intimacy implied by the recording is both fascinating and uncomfortable, but that isn't necessarily a complaint. This is an excellent document and a successful expression of something that is clearly personal to the artist
    Read Review

  9. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Despite the lack of hooks and the relative monotony of the music, this album is compelling
    Read Review

  10. 7.0 |   Blurt

    There's something ritual about these songs, an aura of hard, necessary healing through pain. It's not an easy listen, but Calcination will stay with you for a long time
    Read Review

  11. 7.0 |   NME

    If calcination sounds like this, equip music venues with furnaces
    Read Review

  12. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  13. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only


blog comments powered by Disqus

Watch it

Roll over video for more options

Preview & download it

Scout Niblett: The Calcination of Scout Niblett

  • Download full album for just £8.49
  • 1. Do You Want to Be Buried with My People? £0.89
  • 2. Kiss £0.89
  • 3. Moon Lake £0.89
  • 4. Let Thine Heart Be Warmed £0.89
  • 5. Your Last Chariot £0.89
  • 6. Black Hearted Queen £0.89
  • 7. River of No Return £0.89
  • 8. Nevada £0.89
  • 9. Baby Emma £0.89
  • 10. Yummy £0.89
  • 11. Dinosaur Egg £0.89
  • 12. Hide and Seek £0.89
  • 13. Comfort You £0.89
  • 14. Fishes and Honey £0.89
  • 15. Lucy Lucifer £0.89
  • 16. Pluto £0.89
  • Service provided by 7Digital

Latest Reviews

More reviews