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9.0
82814
9.0 |
Uncut
Unlike Friedberger’s previous records, it unspools less like a string of postcards from an entertainingly flighty friend, more like a whole portrait of a heart
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8.3
83058
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
New View isn’t the crowning jewel in Friedberger’s catalogue, but it is a beautiful, unadorned meditation on life’s most delicate mysteries: potential, narrative, and the passage of time
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8.0
83036
8.0 |
Gig Soup
Her best solo effort
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8.0
83259
8.0 |
The Observer
Plenty of wit and mischief
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8.0
83622
8.0 |
NOW
While still distinctly Friedbergian, her melodies move around smoothly in a newfound singsongy way
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8.0
82815
8.0 |
Q
Her elegantly resonant voice hits an exotic compass point between Patti Smith, Chrissie Hynde and Dagmar Krause. Print edition only
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8.0
82816
8.0 |
Mojo
Finding great pop and occasional profundity in getting to the point and letting her tunes ring clear. Print edition only
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8.0
82791
8.0 |
The Irish Times
She’s not afraid to put love and heartbreak to the fore, but she does so with great skill and warmth rather than simply amplifying the anguish
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8.0
82793
8.0 |
The Skinny
These songs are so immediately inviting, it’s easy to miss Friedberger’s crafty shifts
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8.0
82830
8.0 |
PopMatters
As fun as it is to sit and think of future Fiery Furnaces, at present New View will more than do
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8.0
82920
8.0 |
Exclaim
This is a grown-up record, make no mistake, one that further sands down any Furnaces-esque experimental edges that may have lingered on her first two records
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8.0
82953
8.0 |
The Guardian
While it never sounds boring, the arrangements are undeniably trad
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8.0
82982
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
Indie rock's most charming conversationalist hits a new pinnacle
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7.8
82875
7.8 |
Pitchfork
At times New View can seem like a concept record detailing Friedberger's ambivalence about her main gift: spinning fragile memories and feelings into accessible songs
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7.5
82993
7.5 |
A.V. Club
It’s keenly observed, totally genuine, and eminently listenable, though one can’t help but miss the choppy energy and anxious undercurrents of Personal Record
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7.5
83349
7.5 |
Spectrum Culture
New View sticks to a pretty standard issue guitars/bass/drums/keys indie pop setup, with enough small twists to prevent over-familiarity from setting in
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7.2
83105
7.2 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
A songwriter with as distinct a voice as anyone in indie
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7.0
83135
7.0 |
All Music
When comfort sounds as good as New View does, it's hard to complain
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7.0
82936
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
While New View may be musically somewhat muted, sonically a touch predictable and backward-looking, Friedberger still crafts utterly charming songs with brilliantly observed moments and a real sense of life’s great adventure
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7.0
83054
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
An album that shows the ever growing talent of Friedberger as a strong songwriter, musically diverse, and at the start of promising new chapter of her songwriting output
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7.0
82885
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Her prettiest set of post-Furnaces material yet
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7.0
82794
7.0 |
Under The Radar
It's a more subdued record in general, with the exception of the sudden bursts of Crazy Horse-like guitar stabs
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7.0
82825
7.0 |
Clash
While ‘New View’ is not especially novel, it still has some fine songs at its core
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6.8
82933
6.8 |
Earbuddy
While the second half of New View doesn’t quite live up to the precedent of the first, there’s plenty to enjoy in the album
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6.0
82962
6.0 |
DIY
‘New View’ is the most self-assured realisation of Friedberger’s delicately eloquent musical talent
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6.0
83081
6.0 |
God Is In The TV
Good, almost great, for what it is: a nostalgia-heavy take on classic rock tropes
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6.0
83353
6.0 |
musicOMH
This New View is pleasant, but a little more of the old fire would be welcome
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6.0
83608
6.0 |
Beardfood
New View's generic soft rock floats by largely unnoticed. She's saved by her extraordinary voice
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5.8
82792
5.8 |
Consequence Of Sound
The album’s weaknesses aren’t unforgivable; they just too frequently sound limp and over-saturated in storied traditions
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