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10.0
108047
10.0 |
Mojo
If you need reminding, it demonstrates what a good singer she is. Print edition only
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10.0
108106
10.0 |
musicOMH
Long live rock ‘n’ roll. Long live Marianne Faithfull
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10.0
108110
10.0 |
The Observer
Comparisons with such late-career highlights as Johnny Cash’s American Recordings albums and Leonard Cohen’s You Want It Darker are inevitable, but Negative Capability really does belong in such exalted company
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9.0
108176
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God Is In The TV
Featuring an array of faultless performances from some of the most celebrated musicians of the past 30 years, most notably Nick Cave on the magical cut ‘The Gypsy Faerie Queen‘, along with fellow Bad Seed Warren Ellis and namesake musician/producer Rob, Negative Capability is a quite remarkable piece of work
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9.0
108046
9.0 |
Clash
An incredible, searing, emotionally driven experience
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9.0
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9.0 |
No Ripcord
On Negative Capability, she captures John Keats's timeless view on artistic beauty with genuine conviction
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8.5
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8.5 |
The 405
A searing late career masterstroke, as vital as any in her storied career
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8.0
108111
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
There are no regrets here, just emotionally powerful, rich and complex experiences
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8.0
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8.0 |
The FT
The last bohemian standing has the last laugh with powerful songs and self-mythologising
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8.0
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8.0 |
Pitchfork
At the age of 71, the British singer who helped define rock-star redemption shares gorgeous and vulnerable self-portraits, shaped by an ace backing band that sometimes includes Nick Cave
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8.0
108402
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NME
Although drenched with heartache, the musician’s 21st album bristles with warmth and life, a 40-minute reason to stay positive
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8.0
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The Guardian
Staggering meditation on ageing and death
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8.0
108103
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Evening Standard
When the forces come together, it’s as compelling as the late masterworks of Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash
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8.0
108105
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Crack
Deals with some heavy themes – Faithfull’s grief at losing lifelong friends, her deteriorating health and the reality of getting old. But it’s the glimmers of hope that make the record so resolutely beautiful
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8.0
108048
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Uncut
What Negative Capability has for you at its best is just this kind of upending of expectations. Print edition only
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Q
The Gypsy Faerie Queen, co-written and performed with Cave, and the Lanegan-scored They Come At Night, addressing the attack on the Bataclan, are among the LP's finest moments, but it's Born To Live, a tribute to the late Anita Pallenberg, that proves its most stirring. Print edition only
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7.5
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7.5 |
Spectrum Culture
A stellar summation of a harrowing life and career
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7.0
108108
7.0 |
All Music
A testament to her journey and what it has taught her, and it reminds us she's still a talent capable of drawing our attention
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7.0
108158
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
One of her most compelling albums to date
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