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 Tourist In This Town

Allison Crutchfield

Tourist In This Town

Debut solo album from the former Swearin' frontwoman who's twin sister fronts Waxahatchee

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Merge
UK Release date
27/01/2017
US Release date
27/01/2017
  1. 8.3 |   A.V. Club

    A record that touches on all the pieces of Crutchfield’s history without turning in a scattershot record
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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Fairly fizzes with the excitement of striking out alone, and justified confidence that hers is a voice worth hearing. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   All Music

    This album is the work of a woman who knows plenty and has the talent and desire to make something worthwhile out of the drama
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  4. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    It's a synth and keyboard-driven record, even if the electronics serve more as accents on moments of straightforward indie rock
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  5. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    One Crutchfield sister is wonderful enough; we’re lucky that both are just as good
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  6. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    Allison blends emotional candour with lyrical poise, and creates cracking tunes from a nimble weaving of crunchy guitars and analogue synthesizers
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  7. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Uplifting pop with tension beneath
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  8. 8.0 |   The 405

    She not only tells a story, she takes it a step further, peeling back the façade and interacting with the truths that haunt us all in those late night hours
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  9. 8.0 |   The Observer

    The emotional rollercoaster of losing her bearings is delivered with finger-snapping pop melodies, twanging guitars and widescreen analogue synths, letting plenty of sunshine into the sadness
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  10. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Going by the quality of Tourist In This Town, there’ll be an awful lot more people loving Allison Crutchfield pretty soon
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  11. 7.8 |   Pitchfork

    Jettisons punky guitars for pirouetting synths, vast open spaces, and lyrics that explore haunted memories and still-fresh heartache
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  12. 7.6 |   Earbuddy

    Tourist In This Town might as well be wearing a shirt that declares, “I ? POP”
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  13. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    It’s a break up album, sure. But it’s also about seeing the brighter side of things
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  14. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    This synthy, poppy, angry and melancholy affair is all about escape and the reasons behind it
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  15. 6.0 |   DIY

    A record that gets under your skin in ways only a Crutchfield can
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  16. 6.0 |   Gig Soup

    Allison certainly has an intriguing story to tell, doing so descriptively and poetically with candour and seeming utter genuineness
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  17. 5.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    In many ways the album is just far too conventional to have any real impact
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