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The observer
d. 22. sep. 2013
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Neil Spencer
d. 22. sep. 2013
"Lisa Knapp is a folk singer, yet the F-word can't encompass the ambition of this second album, parts of which would fit on a Björk record: "avant-folk", maybe. Largely self-written, it's much shaped by producer Gerry Diver (Knapp's husband), who mixes electro-lite touches with tinkling acoustics, and on Seagiver and Hidden Seam elaborate strings and charging drums, providing a brooding backdrop for Knapp's vocal gymnastics ... A masterful creation".
The guardian
d. 12. sep. 2013
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Robin Denselow
d. 12. sep. 2013
"It's been six years since Lisa Knapp shook up the British folk scene with her debut album, Wild and Undaunted, and now, at last, there is a followup ... There's everything here from a recording of US Marine Corps sound tests to a telephone message, but there are also strings, piano and famous guests: guitar from Martin Carthy, and duets with James Yorkston, Alasdair Roberts and Kathryn Williams. It's over-produced at times, but it works thanks to Knapp's fine instrumental work and atmospheric, acrobatic vocals on songs that twist, turn and constantly surprise".
Folk radio UK
d. 1. sep. 2013
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Simon Holland
d. 1. sep. 2013
"Well it's surely been worth the wait as we now have a follow up to the highly acclaimed Wild And Undaunted from Lisa Knapp. That debut caught just about everyone off guard and resulted in two BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominations and notably topped the MOJO critics poll as Folk album Of The Year - a hard act to follow, but fear not - Hidden Seam is every bit the worthy successor ... I can understand comparisons to Björk in particular and perhaps even a young Maddy Prior, but over the course of her two spectacular albums, Lisa has surely earned the right to be considered a unique voice ... A masterpiece".
fRoots
2013 November
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Steve Hunt
2013 November
"From the opening lines of "Shipping Song" (...) you know that Lisa Knapp is a singer who means it ... Possessed of a truly compelling voice, she croons, keens and roars across these extraordinary compositions with exhilarating audacity. Decoding Knapp's musical antecedents, it is the name "Bjork" which springs most immediately to mind ... "Hushabye" provides an essential next stop for everyone who loves Jackie Oates' "Lullabies" album (and that's everyone, right?). Her mining of traditional balladry for poetic ciphers recalls both Emily Portman (...) and Lal Waterson ... Her obvious delight in language (...) suggests echoes not only of Seamus Heaney, but of Robin Williamson and Alasdair Roberts ... We're all going to be hearing a lot more of Lisa Knapp over the next year, folks".