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8.6
39353
8.6 |
Paste Magazine
Manages to squeeze a boatload of emotions out of simple verse-chorus-verse pop
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8.0
39268
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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8.0
39511
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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8.0
39213
8.0 |
NME
Katy Goodman’s faultless way with Technicolor pop melodies blazes through La Sera’s second album
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8.0
39217
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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8.0
39289
8.0 |
Beats Per Minute
La Sera is not here to manufacture fun, they’re here to make it
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7.5
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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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7.5
39215
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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7.5
40215
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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7.0
39281
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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7.0
39218
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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7.0
40791
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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6.5
39220
6.5 |
Bowlegs
It’s the softer side that draws us back to repeat listens
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6.0
39216
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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6.0
39214
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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6.0
39454
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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6.0
40329
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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6.0
40462
6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
You ain’t gonna play this one twice
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6.0
40574
6.0 |
Rave Magazine
A sweet and enjoyable album
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6.0
40737
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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