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Aug 9, 2019Hackman is more confident than ever. With her singles The One and I’m Not Where You Are, in particular, she delivers lethally sharp pop hooks. The more low-key moments cut just as deep.
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Aug 7, 2019She hones in on her emotional and sexual connections both to herself and others post-breakup. The truths Hackman discovers along the way, illuminated by songs both inventive and entrancing, are enough to make anyone want to be her human friend (or, at least, a rabid fan).
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Sep 11, 2019At times, it’s so honest that you may feel like you’re prying into someone’s diary, but it will be a major surprise if this funny, clever, heartbreaking record isn’t nestling at the top of the Album Of The Year polls come December.
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Aug 9, 2019Not so much Marika 3.0 as the Marika who was always there, but tougher, stronger and more triumphant than ever.
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Aug 12, 2019Any Human Friend cements Hackman as one of the most intriguing figures in indie-pop/rock, if not for her lyrical antics then for her ability to constantly reinvent her music.
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Aug 12, 2019Hackman flits between self-reflection and self-loathing with ease (“You’re such an attention whore”), starkly unpicking her anxieties over fuzzy guitar on her most accomplished record to date.
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Aug 9, 2019Any Human Friend is Hackman's most attention-demanding work to date, and positions her as one of the most refreshing voices in British music right now.
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Aug 8, 2019Any Human Friend is powerful, sexy, and self-assured - pretty much exactly what we expected from Marika, but even better.
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Aug 8, 2019Whether the subject is sex, love, equality or heartbreak, Any Human Friend offers up the perfect combination - lyrics to make you think and music to make you move.
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Aug 7, 2019A blunt, bold album on which Hackman’s beatific voice sits atop methodically messy instrumentals.
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Q MagazineAug 6, 2019By simultaneously preserving the intimacy and honesty that made her initial work so striking, Any Human Friend sees Hackman wholly uncensored, and al the better for it. [Sep 2019, p.111]
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UncutAug 6, 2019Her most universal album yet. [Sep 2019, p.27
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Aug 6, 2019Any Human Friend is an explosive body of work, one that isn’t afraid to discuss sex and female eroticism with a microscopic lens. Peeling away the layers to reveal an intrinsically human record.
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Aug 6, 2019From the arresting cover (a comically unsalacious shot of a semi-naked Hackman holding a piglet to her breasts) to the startling contents, Any Human Friend signals Hackman’s coming of age as an artist with real purpose and star power.
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Aug 12, 2019There are a few dull moments, like “Conventional Ride,” which explores how it feels to be the object of other people’s sexual curiosity. ... Any Human Friend reaches its high point with the quietest song.
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Aug 9, 2019Any Human Friend sounds sleeker and more polished than Hackman's previous releases, but at the same time it takes the playfully libidinous tone of I'm Not Your Man and cranks it up a few levels.
Awards & Rankings
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Positive: 13 out of 19
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Mixed: 5 out of 19
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Negative: 1 out of 19
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Aug 20, 2019
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Aug 15, 2019This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view.
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Aug 9, 2019