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Sees The Light

La Sera

Sees The Light

A second solo album of lo-fi indie pop from Vivian Girls' bassist Katy Goodman

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
Hardly Art
UK Release date
26/03/2012
US Release date
27/03/2012
  1. 8.6 |   Paste Magazine

    Manages to squeeze a boatload of emotions out of simple verse-chorus-verse pop
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  2. 8.0 |   Spin

    Vivian Girl’s alluring side trip deletes punk noise, creates a neon pop mirage that’s sweet and never sappy
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  3. 8.0 |   AU Review

    Finds Goodman solemnly trawling through the post-relationship songwriting spectrum, wielding heartbreaking harmonies and cutting one-liners in her defence.
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  4. 8.0 |   NME

    Katy Goodman’s faultless way with Technicolor pop melodies blazes through La Sera’s second album
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  5. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Sees The Light is delightful. It is a great break-up album, regardless of whether you’re the party looking for solace or the party looking for distance
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  6. 8.0 |   Beats Per Minute

    La Sera is not here to manufacture fun, they’re here to make it
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  7. 7.5 |   Prefix

    An engaging record that plays to her strengths as a pop craftsman, focusing on uncluttered but punchy compositions, melancholic ballads dripping with sincere emotion, and a guitar sound scrubbed semi-clean of lo-fi grit and reverb
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  8. 7.5 |   BBC

    It's unsentimental, never cloying and ultimately breezy. Goodman casts a spell on the listener with Sees the Light
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  9. 7.5 |   Pitchfork

    Every song on Sees the Light is exquisitely crafted and overflowing with personality. It's a record so enjoyable and expertly sequenced that it demands repeat listens before it's even over
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  10. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Katy Goodman sounds genuinely carefree and happy on this record, and does a pretty good job of making her listener feel the same way
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  11. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    Sees the Light retains the same dreamy qualities of last year's La Sera, while significantly upping the rock factor
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  12. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Simply a good album that never overstays its welcome and offers a nice reprieve to those in need of something light but still a little memorable
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  13. 6.5 |   Bowlegs

    It’s the softer side that draws us back to repeat listens
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  14. 6.0 |   DIY

    With a bit of diversification in theme the album could have been a showcase for Goodman’s talents, but instead the lyrics dwell on mid-twenties heartbreak
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  15. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    It does not do anything new or especially exciting, but what it does do it does very well indeed
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  16. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    In a landscape so heavily populated by generic garage-pop revivalists, it's a slight cut above the rest
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  17. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Sees the Light takes Goodman’s syrupy vocals and turns them into irresistible tales of heartbreak pop
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  18. 6.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    You ain’t gonna play this one twice
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  19. 6.0 |   Rave Magazine

    A sweet and enjoyable album
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  20. 6.0 |   The Fly

    It’s slicker than anything Katy’s done before – maybe not as long-term-lovable, but certainly worth living with for a while
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