Hello, Voyager
by Evangelista
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. cokemachineglow
    85
    The honesty of Bozulich and her band is striking, their creativity voracious.
  2. Dusted Magazine
    80
    Bozulich stumbles through a sagging mansion of sound like Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard, which is to say, arch, elegant and utterly used up. But there is power in the decrepitude.
  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    80
    Bozulich has amassed a band and baptized it with the name of her last record, and together they careen through a broken itinerary of radiant darkness.
  5. Prefix Magazine
    75
    Confrontational as Hello, Voyager is, it’s also a carefully constructed work by a group of players that know how to wrench compelling music out of dark places.
  6. PopMatters
    70
    Its diversity, boldness and overall quality has compelled me to delve into Bozulich's past work with fresh, enthusiastic ears.
  7. Drowned In Sound
    70
    This is a fascinating record that enjoys toying with musical boundaries and unnerving the listener.
  8. Pitchfork
    70
    Rife with suspense, drama, and a grisly cast of characters, Voyager's probably more likely to ignite your inner playwright than get your foot tapping, but it's still a cathartic rush all the same.
  9. Sputnikmusic
    60
    Bouzilich however, does have some good ideas and there are some very good moments to be found on Hello, Voyager, it's just the convoluted mess of ideas that is the rest of the album overwhelms its strongest points.
  10. Spin
    60
    These impressionistic songs shudder to life under the weight of passive-agressive feedback, anchored by Bouzulich's melodramatic howl and Tara Barnes' menancing bass. [Apr 2008, p.96]
  11. The New York Times
    60
    The album includes one unreasonably lovely song, 'The Blue Room,' along with two instrumental tracks and several concussive punk-rock tunes.
  12. NOW Magazine
    40
    Meh. Patti Smith does it better.

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  1. SherylM.
    Apr 6, 2008
    10
    This album is my fav of the year so far. If you're not afraid of your own heart and you don't mind being blindfolded and taken for This album is my fav of the year so far. If you're not afraid of your own heart and you don't mind being blindfolded and taken for a ride through beautiful, sometimes menacing terrain you will get a real rare treat from this. You will find a peerless voice and musicians who blow the roof off anything else goin' on right now. Good luck wading past the bullshit being spun by people afraid their family jewels will get sucked up inside of them if they admit that powerhouses like Nick Cave and Diamanda Galas have met their match. in fact, add a little Arcade Fire and Animal Collective in there and maybe some Wolf Eyes or something and you pretty much got it.… Full Review »
  2. CarlS.
    Apr 3, 2008
    10
    One of my favorite albums of the year so far. Visceral and cathartic, it goes back and forth between beautiful and intense, and is the One of my favorite albums of the year so far. Visceral and cathartic, it goes back and forth between beautiful and intense, and is the farthest thing from predictable music you're going to find.… Full Review »