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10.0
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The Observer
There are shades of Bon Iver and Billie Eilish in her layered, subtle sound, but also a rare, steely delicacy all her own
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8.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
The sound of an artist on the cusp of superstardom
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8.0
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Q
It does manage to mine thrills from an adventurous production. Print edition only
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8.0
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NME
Jillian Banks has created another supremely intriguing musical world; one filled with ear-snagging lyrics and quirky production flourishes
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8.0
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Clash
The more upbeat tracks are interspersed among softer, more delicate, heartfelt ones that represent the duality of her personality and also increase its replay value
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8.0
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The Independent
III is Banks’s most cohesive album to date because she’s no longer restricting herself to exploring one feeling at a time
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8.0
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All Music
Her most accomplished statement to date, a collection brimming with emotion, attitude, and unexpected delights
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8.0
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Rolling Stone
Jillian Banks pushes her sound into strange, scary, gorgeous new places with help from Francis & The Lights, Hudson Mohawke, and Sohn
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6.5
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Pitchfork
While the brooding pop singer can’t always shake the anodyne songwriting that plagued her past work, III is still Banks’ best album to date
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5.0
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Slant Magazine
There’s no denying the album’s imposing maximalism, but its bells and whistles feel like sensory overload
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5.0
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Loud And Quiet
In what feels like a pointed response to detractors who described BANKS’s earlier work as lifeless and bland, III is stuffed to the hilt with distortion, throbbing beats and unexpected details, and sometimes it makes for tough listening
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4.0
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DIY
Banks-by-numbers
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4.0
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The Guardian
Her third album is a less-than-convincing attempt to lighten the old experimentalism in favour of chart-friendly ballads
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4.0
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The FT
Though it may be livelier than its predecessors, the Californian’s third album fails to engage
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