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Island Fire

Gemma Ray

Island Fire

Fourth album of 60s-influenced pop noir from the Essex-born, Berlin-based singer-songwriter

ADM rating[?]

6.3

Label
Bronzerat
UK Release date
16/04/2012
US Release date
29/05/2012
  1. 8.0 |   Mojo

    An album packed with thoughtful adventure and mischief. A true gem. Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    A skittish yet evocative album that draws on surf-rock, '60s girl-pop, gothic folk and dust-covered blues. Print edition only

  3. 7.0 |   DIY

    Ray manufactures an aesthetic that could easily represent one idea of how the present day might have looked in the 1960’s
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  4. 7.0 |   Bowlegs

    There’s great heart here and equal appeal to those interested in finding strong song-writing as well as a contemporary, disaffected youthfulness
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  5. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    Further proof of her sophisticated and even rather campy style of torch pop
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  6. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Gemma Ray provides yet another example of an artist who has existed unjustly under the mainstream radar for too long. If Island Fire doesn’t beam her seriously upwards, then ear specialists better prepare for record consultations
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  7. 6.0 |   Q

    If Florence Welch, Lykke Li and even Lana Del Ray can break through, surely Ray can join them. Print edition only

  8. 6.0 |   NME

    When she decides to plump for the darker end of the spectrum, she shines. Print edition only

  9. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    An offbeat creation that’s admittedly a little too try-hard in places, this is nonetheless an absorbing and enjoyably peculiar listen
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  10. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    Island Fire is unlikely to cause a conflagration beyond those already in the know, despite having plenty to offer those willing to listen
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  11. 5.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    She’s clearly a talented guitarist, songwriter and singer with influences ranging from Sparks to Mudhoney (NB: none of this album sounds like Mudhoney), but she struggles to fit all these ideas into one singular cohesive sound
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  12. 4.0 |   PopMatters

    This is an overwrought mess of an album, with songs that try way too hard to do far too much
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