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Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 33 out of 38
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Mixed: 5 out of 38
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Negative: 0 out of 38
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Jun 30, 2011
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Mar 21, 2011Excellent album. Her vocals and guitar playing seem so natural, piercing, yet sounding mellow and perfectly restrained. Best album of the year so far.
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Apr 10, 2011As she beckons you into her dark world with this sultry, enigmatic performance, resistance to her charms are futile. "Anna Calvi" is simply a stunning debut. http://hackskeptic.com
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Oct 3, 2011Anna Calvi is not just a younger PJ Harvey. Sheâ
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Jul 30, 2012
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Aug 17, 2020
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May 21, 2014I'm really loving this album, I love the way the guitar is played and simply the way Calvi uses her deep, warbling vocals to create something both magnificent and beautiful.
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MojoApr 6, 2011Italian-blooded debutante rocks passionately. [March 2011, p. 96]
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Apr 1, 2011While a fairly brisk listen, the album does start to drag in its second half. Not that the later songs are particularly weak, but the only thing that really marks them out from those in the first is that they're a bit quieter.
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Mar 21, 2011As Ms. Calvi sings about the overpowering forces of heavenly love and demonic passion, she can go from whisper to cataclysm in four minutes, and she regularly does.