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Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose Image
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79

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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut full-length album for the British singer-songwriter and her band, the Hooves of Destiny, was produced by Ben Hillier.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Feb 3, 2012
    90
    She may not take life too seriously, but when it comes to making divine music, Beth means business.
  2. Under The Radar
    Jan 30, 2012
    80
    There's an album worth of ideas packed into each song, and a career's evolution contained within the 10 tracks. [#39, p.69]
  3. Uncut
    Jan 24, 2012
    80
    An album that is as eccentric as it is atmospheric. [Feb 2012, p.90]
  4. Feb 2, 2012
    80
    Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose is a success, in that it captures what Beth Jeans Houghton has been doing in her live shows for the past couple of years, without diluting or rushing it for the sake of a time-specific tag.
  5. Feb 6, 2012
    80
    An album of scope and unbridled invention, drawing from the past (in both music and aesthetics) to create a universe of sounds and textures that are quite unlike anything around at the moment.
  6. Feb 21, 2012
    80
    Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose is as restrained in its own way as it is vibrant; just over 30 minutes long, it shows that Houghton knows how to leave listeners wanting more.
  7. She has ... created a sound which is almost absurdly ill-matched to her songs.

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  1. Feb 28, 2012
    8
    Grand and spectacular the one moment, and then quiet and sensuous the next -- paced perfectly and delivered suberbly, ever-surprising butGrand and spectacular the one moment, and then quiet and sensuous the next -- paced perfectly and delivered suberbly, ever-surprising but perfectly restrained. She may be borderline insane, but she has crafted a killer record for sure; rarely is something so inticing, exciting, and so full of personality as this. Recommended: â Expand