Musik / rock

Wasteland, baby!


Anmeldelser (3)


AllMusic

2019

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Stephen Thomas Erlewine

2019

"He certainly took his time to release Wasteland, Baby!, a sophomore set delivered nearly a half-decade after his debut. Given that lengthy gap, it's appropriate that Wasteland, Baby! feels considered, its every move telegraphing a deliberate decision ... the overall feeling isn't anguished, it's consoling. It's a subtle but notable shift that lends emotional gravity to a singer/songwriter who already favored weighty topics".


Gaffa [online]

d. 1. mar. 2019

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Sara Elizabeth Nedergaard

d. 1. mar. 2019

"Kunstnere som Saveus og Sam Smith, der også leger med gospel, kunne tage ved lære. For Hozier har læst på lektien: Producer Markus Dravs inkorporerer gospel på en smagfuld måde, og Hoziers vokale krumspring og fremragende tekster skuer bagud, men formår at have et nutidigt perspektiv".


Pitchfork

d. 6. mar. 2019

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Sam Sodomsky

d. 6. mar. 2019

"Like a desperate magician guessing card after card until he arrives at the one in your hand, Andrew Hozier-Byrne spends much of his second album stumbling through a simple trick. To kick off his first full-length in five years, the platinum-selling Irish singer-songwriter celebrates the legends who spoke truth to power, as he shouts out a veritable VH1 marathon's worth of greats: Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, John Lennon, James Brown, Joni Mitchell, Mavis Staples, Patti Smith, Marvin Gaye, and more are name-checked during the opening song "Nina Cried Power." The message is simple. All of these people made a difference, and, whoever you are, wherever you are, at least one of them probably means something to you. Why dwell in hopelessness when you can join the choir?".