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9.0
102625
9.0 |
The 405
Historian is a complete album, cavernous in its emotional depths and regally sophisticated in its songwriting, yet palatably relatable at the point of contact
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9.0
102626
9.0 |
Earbuddy
Historian easily enters the conversation as one of 2018’s early best albums
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9.0
102627
9.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Historian is one of the first truly great albums of 2018
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9.0
102647
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
You know you have a classic on your hands when, after the umpteenth spin, you start looking for the tour dates, and try to reason your way to a gig
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9.0
102849
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
As impressive as No Burden was on its own merits, independent of and regardless of its creator’s youth, inexperience, and slapdash conception, Historian is a monolith of American songwriting
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8.7
102756
8.7 |
Paste Magazine
It’s a rare artist who has a voice so compelling, and rarer still are the ones who learn so early on how to use it. At 23, Dacus has already made a career album with Historian, and she’s really only just getting started.
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8.6
102778
8.6 |
Gig Soup
'Grandeur' is the only term worthy of describing one of 2018's forerunners for album of the year
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8.5
102624
8.5 |
Under The Radar
Historian evokes the modest, homely impression of an old family photo encased in a beautifully adorned rustic frame
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8.1
102764
8.1 |
Pitchfork
On her second album, the Virginia songwriter doesn’t merely reckon with loss; she tells a story about the way people carry each other through time
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8.0
102628
8.0 |
Exclaim
It's an intricate record, one filled with peaks and valleys, high points and low
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8.0
102629
8.0 |
Mojo
Even the less bristling episodes feel luminous and ecstatic, but mostly the magnificent Historian thrives on tension. Print edition only
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8.0
102630
8.0 |
Uncut
Fulfills all the promises of 2015's No Burden. Print edition only
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8.0
102643
8.0 |
NME
US songwriter Lucy Dacus bears her heart, soul and mega riffs in this ballsy, beautiful guitar record
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8.0
102783
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
The 23-year-old singer-songwriter's second album is a uniquely powerful mix of conversational detail and glorious guitar heroics
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7.5
102864
7.5 |
A.V. Club
Historian stumbles occasionally, with some songs taking a while to get up the hill, but it’s rewarding because it carries such weight and commands such attention
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7.0
102649
7.0 |
All Music
The forte passages don't encroach on the songwriting, as they underline emotion, but they do, at times, step on Dacus' voice, when she's clouded by high-volume accompaniment or even vocal processing
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7.0
102646
7.0 |
musicOMH
Lucy Dacus has here achieved what she set out to do, marking her place as a brutally honest songwriter who isn’t afraid to go to the darker sides of humanity to find her truth
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6.0
102958
6.0 |
Q
Imaginative - if meandering - opus from US singer-songwriter. Print edition only
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6.0
102807
6.0 |
Record Collector
These are anthemic, intelligent pop songs, the kind that the Taylor Swifts of this world would hand over their back teeth for
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5.0
103023
5.0 |
No Ripcord
There are derivative elements on Historian, probably another side effect of relinquishing production to the pros
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