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9.2
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Paste Magazine
It’s never quite clear what she’s running from, or where to. But on Sprinter, she gets there
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9.1
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9.1 |
Consequence Of Sound
The joy of listening to Torres — and there is a lot of joy — is in her words, her melodies, and the fire she breathes when she sings
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9.0
75822
9.0 |
Earbuddy
If her last record was a diary, this one is a megaphone
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9.0
76107
9.0 |
PopMatters
The foreboding sonic weather systems that Mackenzie Scott summons in her songs give dimension to the complex topics she explores
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9.0
76236
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
This album is a vital listen: Scott’s unrestrained emotion, godly technical prowess and a natural gift for just great songwriting make it one of the finest of 2015 so far
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9.0
76218
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The Digital Fix
Sprinter is properly, fully realised and at every turn offers stark reminder that, really, no one else could sing these songs
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8.5
76124
8.5 |
The 405
The captivating character of this record comes from her skill as a songwriter to be both fragile in her insecurities while taking everything in her stride. Sprinter is a vital album
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8.5
75823
8.5 |
The Quietus
Sprinter is the sound of an artist stepping out of the DIY shadows empowered and emboldened
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8.3
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8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Scott’s voice is exquisite and massive. A bold, round, forceful thing that at its most demure sounds like a controlled howl
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8.0
76029
8.0 |
Uncut
May, like its predecessor, not quite be Mackenzie Scott's defining moment. All the same, it shows enough promise that we should take that as a profound positive
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8.0
76161
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
She may not have made a fully realized masterpiece yet, but she’s staking-out the place between noise and silence where a masterpiece will be built
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8.0
76169
8.0 |
DIY
A bruising, brilliant record from a singular talent. It won’t soothe or placate. It’s all teeth
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8.0
76204
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The Observer
Sprinter combines the raw energy of Torres’s 90s forebears with modern minimalism; the result is captivating
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8.0
76209
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musicOMH
It all adds up to an emotionally gruelling record that’s patently not intended for passive listening. But it’s an album that’s worth steeling oneself for
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8.0
75832
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Pitchfork
Sprinter splits its mood between depression and rage, mirrored in the album's loud-quiet musical dichotomy that is not unlike that of early PJ Harvey albums
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8.0
75901
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The Irish Times
Scott is penning songs based on experiences and musings, but song after song speaks of a huge creative development between albums
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8.0
75815
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No Ripcord
An album of exorbitant personal strife which broadly refuses to be weighted down by sorrow
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8.0
75818
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Exclaim
As expected, Sprinter is brasher and more confident than her earlier work
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8.0
76304
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NME
This record finds Scott facing her own darkness down with poise and poetry
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8.0
76501
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Loud And Quiet
The formulaic country sound of her Georgia roots is given a minimal futuristic makeover, which sets the direction for what would make a game-changing third LP
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7.5
77179
7.5 |
Beardfood
A record that benefits from a pair of headphones, a comfy chair and closed eyes
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7.0
75816
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Detangles years of spiritual unrest on her stirring second album
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7.0
75817
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
A solid album full of big choruses and clever lines, with arresting moments and curious production in parts
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7.0
75821
7.0 |
All Music
Those who go along with her for the ride will likely connect strongly; Sprinter is not for passive listening
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6.5
76224
6.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Torres the rock star has arrived, but somewhere within her will always be the woman alone with a guitar, laying herself bare
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6.0
75951
6.0 |
Under The Radar
Scott is at her best on Sprinter when she loosens the reins and lets her musical roots coalesce with her newer preferred sounds in smaller, more subtle ways
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6.0
76128
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The Guardian
There’s not always enough melody to help these intimate stories take flight
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