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Ring

Glasser

Ring

Debut album from LA singer-songwriter Cameron Mesirow, regarded by some as one of the debuts of 2010. It's multi-layered gothic electronica / tribal post-punk, likened to Fever Ray & Bat For Lashes

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
True Panther
UK Release date
27/09/2010
  1. 9.0 |   NME

    More melodic and emotional consummation than almost any of her peers can muster, poised in a genuinely transcendent golden balance between the stern, the spacious and the gaudily sparkling. A very precious ‘Ring’ indeed
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  2. 9.0 |   The Quietus

    The fact that Mesirow sounds as fully-formed and assured on her own debut as Bjork did on hers suggests that 2010's brightest new star will only shine ever more in the years to come
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  3. 8.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Glasser’s managed to create nine, close to perfect tracks, that all happen to have a massive scale of sound
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  4. 8.3 |   Beats Per Minute

    Self-assured and often beautiful
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  5. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    As debut shouts go, Ring is not one that makes a whole lot of noise but, as we’ve learned before, it’s always the quiet ones you’ve got to watch out for
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  6. 8.0 |   Pitchfork

    A sneakily confident debut that should please listeners at almost every turn
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  7. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    An odyssey of riches, deeply layered and baroque throughout. To offer Glasser her own chiastic epithet ... the marvellous Ring rings in marvels
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  8. 8.0 |   BBC

    A wide-eyed, tribal, multi-textured menagerie of a record which conjures the airy serenity of an undiscovered rainforest and thrill of discovery in one soft breath. All very peaceful
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  9. 8.0 |   Rave Magazine

    An engaging and accomplished record
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  10. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Ring is odd and hypnotic, elaborate and approachable, dense and endearing
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  11. 8.0 |   State

    Ring isn’t a difficult album to absorb, it’s instantly alluring, but it’s also a record that improves with time
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  12. 8.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    The work of deep appreciation and detail. Ring is an album that puts Cameron Mesirow on par with any of the emerging group of experimental female vocalists ... Debut albums rarely come more accomplished
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  13. 8.0 |   Prefix

    Its highlights are unique and mesmerizing, and the few lesser (and by lesser, I mean not flat-out fantastic) moments leave room for her to grow from here
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  14. 7.0 |   Spin

    There's something elemental about her brooding electronic folk
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  15. 6.0 |   Bowlegs

    Landing somewhere between Tune-Yards’s self-sufficiency and Bat For Lashes’ pop fantasy, ‘Ring’ is a glistening, faintly obscured gem
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  16. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    There’s certainly enough potential to justify Glasser’s rising reputation as a worthy heir to a certain Icelandic lady's throne
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  17. 6.0 |   Mojo

    More of the madder stuff next time, please. Print edition only

  18. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  19. 6.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Vocals don’t scaffold the lushness; they’re part of it, subservient. Not great territory for them
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  20. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    She has the chops and the strange inclinations to go to unexpected places, but too often chooses to sound nice and beautiful
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