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Neneh Cherry
Broken Politics
Cherry's songs here are deeply meditative, often implying or directly expressing sorrow regarding planetary afflictions rooted in fear
All Music
Richard Ashcroft
Natural Rebel
There's nothing rebellious about the music and not much natural, either -- but its immaculate anodyne tones are soothing, and that's superficially pleasing, even if it doesn't remotely seem attached to the Richard Ashcroft of lore
All Music
Neneh Cherry
Broken Politics
While it’s her daughter, Mabel, who’s currently keeping up the family tradition of hit singles, Cherry hasn’t lost her touch in the studio
Evening Standard
Richard Ashcroft
Natural Rebel
For an artist once known for his distinctive melodies and passion, his latest stands out only for its anonymity: there is little in the way of rebellion here
Evening Standard
Neneh Cherry
Broken Politics
There is a powerful sense of constriction and release, light and shade
The FT
John Grant
Love is Magic
For such an acute songwriter, Love Is Magic is disappointing
The FT
Karine Polwart
Laws Of Motion
Sharply observed songs jostle with more theatrical spoken-word material
The FT
Empress Of
Us
Joyful, lighter-than-air pop
The Guardian
Empress Of
Us
Lorely Rodriguez's second album as Empress Of embraces the brisker tempos, syncopated percussiveness, and sense of spontaneity that she formulated on Me
All Music
Empress Of
Us
The universality Rodriguez has sought to embody the record with is present, yet the vulnerability she is known for remains. Us brings Empress Of together with her listeners, bridging their experiences
Exclaim
Empress Of
Us
A cool mood of contemporary love
The Music
Empress Of
Us
Considerably brighter, both thematically and tonally, than its predecessor, the album ascertains the guileless exhilaration of love
Slant Magazine
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