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10.0
80091
10.0 |
The Skinny
Uninhibited, focused and majestically crafted, she’s simply never sounded more vital
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10.0
80096
10.0 |
Mojo
This is not a record that wants or needs to be solved, but the clues and traces it leaves behind are so compelling it's difficult to let it alone. Print edition only
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10.0
80102
10.0 |
musicOMH
This may well be Holter’s most accessible album to date, but it’s this very approachability that renders it all the more intriguing, drawing you in with open arms
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10.0
80338
10.0 |
The Guardian
Exceptional pop built on avant-garde foundations
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9.0
80238
9.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
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9.0
80478
9.0 |
Gig Soup
A sense of tranquility engulfs the album, which is spared from the sometimes anxious and claustrophobic sound which appears on earlier offerings
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9.0
83997
9.0 |
PopMatters
On her fourth album, Holter may have crafted her most peaceful - and poppy(!) - album yet
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9.0
80097
9.0 |
Uncut
Her songs feel brighter, more pop, yet they're also just as lush, as considered and as quietly experimental. Print edition only
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9.0
80153
9.0 |
Exclaim
Showing off her ability to write warm and breezy pop music while maintaining the complexity, and perplexity, that made her so intriguing to begin with
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9.0
80093
9.0 |
Loud And Quiet
It soothes and it haunts. It embraces and it pushes away. I won’t pick highlights, because there aren’t any lows
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9.0
80085
9.0 |
Under The Radar
Superlatives barely do the record's beauty or brilliance justice. Something this exquisite extends beyond words on a page or, frankly, sound in the ears
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9.0
80086
9.0 |
Clash
It’s hard to imagine anyone else ever recording these songs, so indelibly does Holter leave her mark
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8.8
80222
8.8 |
Earbuddy
At the end of the year, when you are browsing various Best Of The Year lists, you’ll likely find this record tucked snuggly only under Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly
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8.8
80553
8.8 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Deciphering the message in her words relies on just how much time the listener is willing to devote to the album, but with music this brilliant, the task seems all the more alluring
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8.5
80103
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
In a career that has been nothing short of innovative, this arguably marks a creative peak
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8.5
80115
8.5 |
The 405
Holter has made an album about blissful, hypnotic escape in many forms, and in listening to it and engaging with it, you'll be overwhelmed by these feelings too
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8.4
80090
8.4 |
Pitchfork
What ultimately makes Have You in My Wilderness transcendent – and unique in Holter’s catalogue – is its intimacy
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8.4
80492
8.4 |
Resident Advisor
Even if Have You In My Wilderness is Holter's most accessible record to date, it's riddled with enough puzzles, lyrical twists and delicate refinement to remain intriguing listen after listen
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8.3
80386
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Have You in My Wilderness’ best quality is that it won’t let you down if you get up close and sit with it for a while
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8.3
80087
8.3 |
Consequence Of Sound
Her previous work didn’t necessarily require any outside reading to unlock its pleasures, but Have You in My Wilderness cuts extraordinarily quickly to the core
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8.0
80088
8.0 |
The Music
This diverse assortment of songs is embroidered and laced with detailed acoustic timbres and elegant, cinematic arrangements
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8.0
80089
8.0 |
The FT
Hypnotic rhythms rock to and fro and undercurrents of jazz, psychedelia and chamber-pop swirl through the songs
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8.0
80158
8.0 |
NOW
Holter confidently and impressively takes her music wherever she wants
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8.0
80395
8.0 |
NME
Album number four from this Los Angeles native is defined by its sense of cinematic grandeur and romantic narrative
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8.0
80431
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
With the change in musical temperature on Have You In My Wilderness, Julia Holter’s collection is now suitable for all seasons, rather than just the cold and sheltered moments of winter
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8.0
80355
8.0 |
Q
Beguiling and melodic fourth album. Print edition only
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8.0
80375
8.0 |
Crack
Have You in My Wilderness sees her positively gliding towards accessibility; she sacrifices none of her experimental credentials, but demonstrates no fear of allowing her sound to evolve either
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8.0
80244
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Each listener should find their own things to contemplate, relate to and enjoy in these thoughtful, ornamental and fantastic songs
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8.0
80285
8.0 |
The Observer
Holter’s music is dense with ideas, but this time her vocals are in sharper focus and her experimental urges have been reined in a little
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8.0
80320
8.0 |
DIY
Julia Holter’s voice has never sounded clearer
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7.0
80302
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
The latest in the California singer-composer's evolution from avant-electronic vocal explorer towards a lush semi-pop middle-ground
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7.0
80225
7.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Given the hullabaloo surrounding the high concepts on Julia Holter’s records, you’d think she was no fun at all
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6.0
80092
6.0 |
The Independent
Corrals the wayward art-song inclinations of previous releases into something more recognisably pop
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