Emily Keener I Do Not Have To Be Good
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flvnkie
May 31st 2020


12 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

i’ve had viva la vida stuck in my head all week because of nap lol



oh yeah, and this album slaps

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
June 1st 2020


5922 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This is gorgeous stuff, Boats is especially hitting the spot

neekafat
Staff Reviewer
June 10th 2020


26241 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

"I Don't Know Anything" and "Boats" hit hard ye

neekafat
Staff Reviewer
June 10th 2020


26241 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

this is a bit gazey, innit?

NorthernSkylark
June 11th 2020


12134 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

hazey i'd say

Atari
Staff Reviewer
June 11th 2020


27975 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

only on my first listen but can already tell this is special

Atari
Staff Reviewer
June 14th 2020


27975 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I Know and I Don’t Know Anything is the best part of the album imo. Something about the guitars and atmosphere

Sowing
Moderator
June 16th 2020


43968 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

For me, it's 'Boats' onward. The back end of this just gets prettier and prettier. Agreed with you totally about the guitars and atmosphere - it's very rich without assuming anything.

Atari
Staff Reviewer
June 16th 2020


27975 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

ok I think "Mary, I Love Her" is my favorite track now



this kinda reminds me of Juliana Daugherty, which is a very good thing

Sowing
Moderator
June 16th 2020


43968 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Cool to see this in BNM now

BlushfulHippocrene
Staff Reviewer
June 17th 2020


4052 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Ooo. Very nice, didn't expect that.

Atari
Staff Reviewer
June 17th 2020


27975 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It’s so good. Just gets better once the lyrics start to sink in



look at the moth in the street lamp glow/it’s a shooting star if you blink at it slow

zakalwe
June 17th 2020


38983 Comments


‘look at the moth in the street lamp glow/it’s a shooting star if you blink at it slow’

Absolute dross!

Will give this a go though.


Atari
Staff Reviewer
June 18th 2020


27975 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

lol, that line feels a lot cheesier typed out. her delivery there tho... it's divine

Sowing
Moderator
June 18th 2020


43968 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I like the line even on paper lol

Gyromania
June 19th 2020


37150 Comments


honestly found this boring as hell after 1 spin

Sowing
Moderator
June 19th 2020


43968 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I did too (although I appreciated the piano flourishes on Elbow right away), but I enjoy it more now. It's definitely plodding and requires more effort than it should on the listeners' part to form the requisite emotional connection (IMO, or maybe that's just because super lo-fi isn't usually my thing). However, there is something that I love about how purposefully understated it is, and her voice is more than capable of carrying the slower moments.



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