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10.0
80424
10.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Listening to it is like being blindfolded and set loose at a strange party, with harrowing, yet palatable flashes of dread competing with the revelry
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9.0
80195
9.0 |
The Music
Each song is fiercely iconoclastic, the lyrics both dark and proudly evocative
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8.5
80843
8.5 |
The Quietus
Remy has made a brilliant, accessible, edgy pop record without compromising her ideals one iota – and hopefully has surreptitiously brought her into a wider light
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8.0
81364
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
A true artist of feminist expression in an age sadly lacking in such artful role models
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8.0
80517
8.0 |
No Ripcord
It presents us with a different side of Remy we knew was always there, but never thought we’d actually get to unearth
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8.0
80675
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
She takes the sonic pillars of electronic music—big hooks, beats, synths—and warps them to create a disquieting brand of avant-pop, a surreal landscape populated by the tragic everywoman
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8.0
80196
8.0 |
Exclaim
After years of flirting with the fringes, Half Free hits the art-pop bullseye
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8.0
80197
8.0 |
Pitchfork
Even as its backdrop mutates from deep-house throbs to psych-rock guitar solos, Half Free always focuses your attention to where it should be: on Remy's radiant voice and vivid storytelling
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8.0
80289
8.0 |
Q
Something intense seethes just beneath the surface. Print edition only
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8.0
80380
8.0 |
PopMatters
On her 4AD debut, a Toronto artist produces a damaged pop nightmare and one of the best albums of the year
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8.0
80194
8.0 |
NOW
Vivid imagery and striking melodies keep Remy’s more self-indulgent tendencies grounded in a classic pop sensibility
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8.0
80394
8.0 |
NME
This is the unmistakeable sound of a star being born
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7.0
80198
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
It’s indicative of how diverse and accomplished the album is that the four best tracks are of completely different genres and seem anything but forced
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7.0
80199
7.0 |
All Music
Overall, Half Free straddles a neat balance between bittersweet pop hooks and murky, adventurous production
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6.0
80200
6.0 |
Mojo
Musical artist slash short story teller. Print edition only
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6.0
80483
6.0 |
The Irish Times
There are authoritative hints of Brian Eno and David Lynch here, and references to the likes of Grace Jones there. Which, just about, makes Half Free half brilliant
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6.0
80486
6.0 |
The Guardian
There are high points but you’re left wishing for something as startling as the opener. Recommended, but with caveats
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4.0
80383
4.0 |
The Skinny
Offers a bleak exploration of important matter, frustratingly executed
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