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9.0
85901
9.0 |
PopMatters
Sub Pop label mates Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop create some of their best songs to date on their new collaborative album
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8.3
85959
8.3 |
A.V. Club
Beam’s best release since In The Reins, with a far more dynamic batch of songs, and a wider introduction to Hoop’s compelling and naturally chameleonic songwriting style
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Guardian
A nurturing listen, which leaves the pair tangled in each other’s metaphors; hopeless romantics forever
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8.0
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8.0 |
Evening Standard
Their voices find a tender alchemy
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8.0
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8.0 |
Gig Soup
Beam and Hoop write well together, and their distinct musical styles blend seamlessly
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Independent
There’s a curious congruence to the duo’s harmonies that brings their songs to unique life
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8.0
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8.0 |
Uncut
A deceptive simple, calm record, Love Letter... sounds both intuitive and direct, and any wrangling along the collaborative way is undetectable
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7.9
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7.9 |
Paste Magazine
We can only hope that there will be another volume of similarly cerebral hymns to follow
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7.5
86122
7.5 |
Spectrum Culture
It’s the kind of record that people don’t just fall in love with. It’s the kind of record that people fall in love to
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7.5
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7.5 |
Pitchfork
Hoop's and Beam's collection appeals to our individual internal pilot lights: those softly smoldering flames that illuminate moments of beauty in ourselves, in each other, and beyond
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7.5
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7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
Beam and Hoop convey their emotions sweetly, offering their own imperfect glimpses of an old theme told in new ways
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7.5
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7.5 |
The 405
An album that pays proper respect to some of the classic duets Beam grew up loving while also hinting at a promising partnership between he and Hoop
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7.0
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7.0 |
musicOMH
As an example of two artists gelling together it undeniably works extremely well and fans of both – Beam in particular – will find much to enjoy
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7.0
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7.0 |
Clash
This is a very strong album about love, written by two people who aren’t in love.
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6.0
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6.0 |
Earbuddy
Warm, pleasant, and not as good as you'd hope
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Music
Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop have sparked up a believable chemistry in double-fast time
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
There's no white-hot creative explosion, just a gentle simmer. Print edition only
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6.0
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6.0 |
Q
The two have a great dynamic - potentially even a special one - its just not fully realised here. Print edition only
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