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87

Universal acclaim - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. Magnet
    Jun 8, 2015
    90
    Every track here honors the spirit behind her perfromance style first and foremost. [No. 121, p.51]
  2. Jun 4, 2015
    90
    Unheard Songs is a revelation; a more fitting tribute to a troubled artist could not be imagined.
  3. May 27, 2015
    88
    Some of these lines are so well-crafted that they're tough to bear.
  4. The Wire
    Jul 27, 2015
    80
    Each artist has taken her songs on their own terms, with out grandstanding, and this approach has yielded some inspired performances. [Jul 2015, p.46]
  5. Jul 21, 2015
    80
    Dalton gets her dues and other voices gain welcome exposure.
  6. Mojo
    Jun 10, 2015
    80
    The results here are extraordinary. [Jul 2015, p.88]
  7. 80
    The moments when the singers get braver with stamping their own personality on the material prove much more memorable.
  8. 80
    For the most part Remembering Mountains is a success, with the source material being affectionately honoured yet imbued with the distinctive traits of the invited artists.
  9. 80
    Working separately, the songwriters converged in lonely reflection; the album adds up to a composite portrait of a ghost.
  10. May 27, 2015
    80
    Dalton famously believed that a singer shouldn't have to raise her voice to be heard. These minimalist arrangements, whether it's Isobel Campbell affecting a slight twang to match her guitar or Larkin Grimm legitimate twang (and the album's only banjo), are a fitting tribute in themselves.
  11. May 27, 2015
    80
    You feel each artist shares your yearning to hear Dalton sing each song herself. Haunted and haunting.
  12. May 27, 2015
    78
    Tthere’s a palpable narrative here, a sense of loss and stillness, and it reanimates Dalton, if only for a moment. It’s good to have her back.

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