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10.0
95612
10.0 |
The Independent
In Jeff Tweedy, singer-songwriter Joan Shelley has surely met her perfect production partner. This, her fourth album, is simply magical
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9.0
95611
9.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Joan Shelley the musician appears to have total mastery of her art; ‘Joan Shelley’ the album exploits that mastery with a grace all of its own
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8.3
95609
8.3 |
Gig Soup
Four albums in, Joan Shelley has refined her craft to pinpoint clarity, in the process creating her best record yet
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8.1
95610
8.1 |
Paste Magazine
She is a tremendous talent, poised for a long and productive career in folk music, with a breakthrough into much bigger things very easy to envision
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8.0
95613
8.0 |
Mojo
Her stately clear voice a rock at which the world flings itself in vain. Print edition only
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8.0
95614
8.0 |
Uncut
Her shyness is amplified, her words more direct
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8.0
95619
8.0 |
All Music
It's the interplay between Shelley and Salsburg - imagine a less strident, bluegrass state version of David Rawlings and Gillian Welch - that administers the bulk of the album's emotional heft. It's comfort food that's as nourishing as it is tasty
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8.0
95674
8.0 |
Q
Simply put, a revelation. Print edition only
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7.6
95733
7.6 |
Pitchfork
Hr most intimate record yet, bracing and dense, featuring subtle production touches from Jeff Tweedy
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7.5
95784
7.5 |
The 405
A largely satisfying record with some moments of true magic
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7.0
95737
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Sounds like a collection of the world's most downcast sea shanties
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6.0
95608
6.0 |
The Skinny
There's really nowhere to hide on an album this pared back – it's both a strength and a weakness
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