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Prisoner

The Jezabels

Prisoner

Melodramatic rock on the debut from the Australian band

ADM rating[?]

6.7

Label
Play It Again Sam
UK Release date
05/03/2012
US Release date
03/04/2012
  1. 8.0 |   Entertainment.ie

    Throughout it all, the common thread is likely next great leading lady Hayley Mary's fantastic vocal performance. She holds a hugely impressive range, from her deep-rooted purrings to soaring octaves
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  2. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    Everyone’s a winner: on-edge indie with a melodic, intelligent sweep has rarely sounded so belligerent and blissed out
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  3. 8.0 |   Rolling Stone

    A fresh blast of vintage turmoil: a robust spin on the echo-laden romanticism of early-Eighties New Wave rock
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  4. 7.0 |   Clash

    Dragged down by a excess of melodrama, with some cutting and a dash of pop sensibilities The Jezabels would have a stone cold classic
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  5. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    The whole dense cake is topped with a cherry in the form of singer Hayley Mary, the element that gives Prisoner character
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  6. 6.0 |   Q

    Hardly ground-breaking but the absence of hipster posturing is refreshing. Print edition only

  7. 6.0 |   The Fly

    The Aussie quartet have the right chiming, high-orbit guitar chops, stormy piano swirls and rumbling drums to absolutely nail emotional, atmospheric rock
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  8. 6.0 |   NME

    Clean-cut fuzz-pop is the order of the day
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