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8.1
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Pitchfork
The orchestra on Outlaster successfully cracks a window on Nastasia's one-woman-and-guitar setup and shines a different, striking light onto her music
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8.0
14038
8.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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8.0
12928
8.0 |
The List
Often beautiful, more often than not shiver-inducing, Outlaster unleashes ten songs from a 21st century siren
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8.0
12984
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NME
One of her most eerily accomplished works to date
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8.0
13059
8.0 |
musicOMH
The orchestration adds a new element to Nastasia's canon, and her incorporation of different styles provides interest for those who have followed her over the past decade
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8.0
13120
8.0 |
Mojo
These songs are once more torn from a remarkable songwriting mind. Print edition only
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8.0
13676
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Drowned In Sound
If it wasn't for the fact that Nastasia is so consistent, you'd be tempted suggest that here she has reached an expressive and creative peak
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8.0
13823
8.0 |
Blurt
Outlaster's songs are more densely plotted than those on previous Nastasia albums (especially On Leaving), but still too astringent to be called lush
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7.5
13024
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BBC
A record full of space and intimacy, drawing the listener completely into its black-and-blue world
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7.0
13422
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Nina Nastasia has added another slab to her bulwark – she will endure, she will outlast; come listen to this before you try anything new
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7.0
14643
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Ultimately, the wry honesty with which these personal and artistic struggles are treated make Outlaster a complex and rewarding album, despite its flaws
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6.0
13897
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Q
Print edition only
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4.0
12926
4.0 |
The Digital Fix
Rambling, meandering, whaling, grating and way too OTT
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4.0
12927
4.0 |
The Skinny
For all the beautiful execution, Outlaster is often failed by its inability to shift gear, choosing to amble, instead of charge, through dreary fare
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