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10.0
41611
10.0 |
Rave Magazine
People talk of music’s ability to pause time and transport the listener, yet few albums can truly deliver on that front. This one does
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9.0
41616
9.0 |
DIY
A stunning release, bursting with life and creativity and fully deserving of the attention and praise that is bound to come its way
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9.0
41617
9.0 |
Entertainment.ie
STUNNING. Without a doubt one of the most impressive album releases of 2012 thus far
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8.0
41612
8.0 |
The Independent
There's a bruised strength to Spx's voice, and her melodies have the stark, fatalistic tone of chain-gang moans
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8.0
41608
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A majestic powerhouse of a career starter
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8.0
41674
8.0 |
Uncut
Draws on old-style American folk but expertly remodels it for a contemporary audience
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8.0
41727
8.0 |
State
A debut that starts with a quiet bang but ends with a graceful whimper
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7.8
41615
7.8 |
Beats Per Minute
What does catch you on your initial listen is Spx’s voice itself: it’s a powerful, smooth instrument, heavy with emotion, that can easily make you stop what you’re doing and pay attention
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7.5
45610
7.5 |
Under The Radar
This set of modern-day spirituals has a pensive, subdued quality to it
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7.0
44648
7.0 |
PopMatters
Showing a deft, intuitive touch for tender orchestration, Spx is able to draw out the drama in an organic way
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7.0
41705
7.0 |
No Ripcord
What we have here is the molding of a true songwriter instead of a fleeting star
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7.0
41609
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Reminiscent of Billie Holiday at her world-weariest
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6.0
41610
6.0 |
The Scotsman
Melancholy and evocative but tempered with a youthful purity
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6.0
41735
6.0 |
AU Review
A strong, stirring debut and certainly a voice that will be heard again soon
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6.0
41613
6.0 |
The Irish Times
By turns graceful, powerful and enigmatic
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6.0
41614
6.0 |
The Observer
The arrangements here, courtesy of PJ Harvey collaborator Rob Ellis, seek to relocate Spx in too elegant a vein, making her sound less singular and more assimilable
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6.0
41627
6.0 |
NME
Here is the authentic feel of Willis Earl Beal, yet lacking his clumsy but charming single-mindedness
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6.0
41672
6.0 |
Q
Spx's voice is a thing of wonder. Print edition only
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5.0
41772
5.0 |
Spin
Someone like Adele, musically stuck at that awkward age between 19 and 21
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4.0
41695
4.0 |
Mojo
It's difficult to make either narrative sense of, well, what's she's on about. Print edition only
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