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Long Way Home

Låpsley

Long Way Home

Electronica-centred debut album from Merseyside singer-songwriter Holly Lapsley Fletcher

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7.1

Label
XL
UK Release date
04/03/2016
US Release date
04/03/2016
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  1. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Though she’s on the edge of slipping into Adele-esque poperatics, this is a bold and confident first LP from a producer – and singer – with great potential
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  2. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Forget gender, age and media spin, just go and immerse yourself in her world of crumbling romance and understated hooks
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  3. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    A class act
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  4. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    Låpsley is a pro at stirring up deep, flooding emotions using very little
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  5. 8.0 |   DIY

    Låpsley is no longer playing catch-up with the world around her
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  6. 8.0 |   NOW

    Her experimental soundscapes align best with James Blake, and she's gifted at doing a lot with very little
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  7. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Låpsley’s technical abilities are not to be questioned
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  8. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    What’s really exciting is where she may go next – for, as the good points of Long Way Home prove, the sky could well prove to be the limit
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  9. 7.0 |   Gig Soup

    A solid debut from a singer who clearly knows what she’s doing and is set on doing things in her own way, on her own terms
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  10. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    She’s created an unimpeachably well-crafted debut—something to gaze at, even if it is just a sequence of gazes itself
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  11. 7.0 |   Paste Magazine

    A resounding success and hopefully the start of a very promising career
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  12. 7.0 |   All Music

    A debut that's impressively locked into a distinct head space
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  13. 6.6 |   Pitchfork

    The unusual dependence on space in the arrangements can make the interiors of Låpsley’s songs seem uncannily empty, glassy structures with their insides removed so all that’s left is angled crystal
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  14. 6.0 |   The FT

    Reveals an un-Adele-like gift for thoughtfully constructed electronic minimalism
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  15. 6.0 |   The Observer

    Tunes that are wise beyond their years
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  16. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Attempts at Adele-sized mainstream hits are a bit too obvious
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