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10.0
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10.0 |
The Skinny
Pleasure is easily Feist’s most difficult album, far from the immediate accessibility of The Reminder, but she's a captivating performer and it may well be her richest statement
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10.0
95536
10.0 |
State
Feist reminds us that folk does not have to mean simple and that the complexity of human emotion still has a place in the musical landscape
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9.1
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9.1 |
A.V. Club
A demanding record expressing demanding emotions
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9.0
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9.0 |
Exclaim
True to its name, this is the sound of Feist fighting through the bullshit of being human to have a good time despite it all
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9.0
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9.0 |
Uncut
Ruminations on pain and doubt never sounded more exhilarating
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9.0
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9.0 |
Paste Magazine
Tonally, Feist exposes a storm of feeling on Pleasure, probing an abyss of her own confusion, lack of trust in others and self-imposed isolation, and yet also a core tendency to love and care
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8.9
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8.9 |
Gig Soup
On her first album in six years, Feist embraces rawness and introspection like she never has before, evoking a powerful sense of intimacy while still retaining her knack for writing beautiful arrangements
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8.5
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8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Bluesy, bare and very raw
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8.3
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8.3 |
Consequence Of Sound
Teeters between optimism and loneliness with a handful of unexpected twists
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8.3
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8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
She has outlasted an entire generation of music consumption and with this record, I wouldn’t be surprised if she outlasted another
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8.0
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8.0 |
DIY
Her most haunting work to date
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Observer
These songs about maturity and internal toughness often move in mysterious ways, leaving plenty of space for Feist’s probing guitar work and an atmosphere that really breathes
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8.0
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8.0 |
Clash
Emerging from the murk and into the new-found quiet of middle age, Feist’s ‘Pleasure’ is a document of stark beauty that’s entirely and unequivocally her own
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8.0
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8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It’s the work of a confident, mature songwriter with a clear and distinct voice
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8.0
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8.0 |
God Is In The TV
Minor-key soundtrack to the summer.
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8.0
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8.0 |
musicOMH
Her most satisfying and unified album to date
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8.0
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8.0 |
Q
This unashamedly adult collection drags Feist deeper into major talent territory. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
Under The Radar
Looking back at the breadth of her work, both solo and with Broken Social Scene, it seems that that simpler pleasures seem to be better for Feist, making this album worth the wait
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8.0
95386
8.0 |
All Music
It's messy, confusing, thrilling, and of course, filled with pleasure
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7.8
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7.8 |
Earbuddy
Much of Pleasure feels like a party of two between Feist and its listener. And it’s a party that we won’t be skipping out of early
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7.7
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7.7 |
Pitchfork
Sparks of rock’n’roll are balanced with simmering introspection across a collection of patient, lushly arranged songs
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Music
Will make connections and pull at the heart strings in curious and unusual ways
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Here even the bleakest truths feel like the stuff of half-remembered dreams
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7.0
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7.0 |
Slant Magazine
Pleasure embraces the melancholic sentiments of blues and improvisational immediacy of jazz
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6.0
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6.0 |
Evening Standard
Feist's first album in six years is her most lo-fi collection but her most ambitious
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6.0
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6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Its studious obstinacy almost daring you to dislike it while simultaneously drawing you in
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6.0
95314
6.0 |
Mojo
Throughout, her voice is a thing of rare wonder. Print edition only
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Irish Times
The lack of dynamism makes things a little underwhelming at times, but you get the feeling that Feist’s low-key, understated approach is all part of her plan
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5.0
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5.0 |
The 405
Ends up being a whole that is less than the sum of its parts, making no real impact on the listener as it quietly meanders along
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4.0
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4.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
The pleasures that Pleasure describes are mundane to the point of tedium, trite beyond cliché. And the music itself is, despite the strength of Feist’s voice, mostly intolerable
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Independent
Unfortunately, there’s not much pleasure here for the listener, manoeuvred into the position of reluctant psychoanalyst
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