Woman

Rhye - Woman
Critic Score
Based on 23 reviews
2013 Ratings: #231 / 1115
Year End Rank: #50
User Score
Based on 397 ratings
2013 Rank: #105
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CRITIC REVIEWS

91
Pretty Much Amazing

In ten songs, the spectrum of emotions triggered by love, ranging from infinite highs to crushing lows, is explored with a sense of discretion that is often absent in today’s music.

90
No Ripcord

What’s particularly striking about its ten romantic sketches is how ‘mature’ they are. And mature in the traditional sense of the term, rather than as a euphemism for the cheap and tawdry.

86
Beats Per Minute

With each continued listen, the album’s peaks and valleys–both emotional and sonic–become sharper and more defined, and the feeling behind Milosh’s voice, even more internalized and heartrending

85
Pitchfork

Even without a face to attach it to, Rhye's music itself feels deeply intimate.

85
The 405

Woman might not contain the strongest or catchiest pop you'll hear this year, but it is certainly amongst the most affecting, touching and honest.

80
musicOMH

Rhye’s soulful take on minimalist pop, with its graceful piano, combined with sweeping cellos and yearning lyrics, makes pressing the repeat button inevitable.

80
DIY

In ‘Woman’, they’ve bypassed the hurdle of dangerous, immaterial preconceptions by creating the ultimate debut album: a future classic brimming with effortless, tangible love songs.

80
Consequence of Sound

I’m moved by the fragility, the vulnerability, the honesty, the disruption of masculinity. It’s inspiring to hear a way to be gentle, empathetic, brittle, and still express a deeply human impulse.

80
SPIN

Not only does this come across as a feminist statement, but it also plays like a declaration of Sapphic love: an unlikely achievement from two dudes expressing hetero desire.

70
PopMatters

Though Rhye’s music is intimate and vulnerable, Milosh seems in control – perhaps he’s one of those smooth operators Sade sang about. 

50
NME

Woman’ by Canadian/Danish duo Rhye has all the hallmarks of a hipster essential (black’n’white artwork, R&B influences) but the majority of it could just as easily appeal to those who buy Downton Abbey box-sets.

40
FACT Magazine

It all comes across as fairly overwrought, working very hard to sound effortless and losing its sense of self in the process.

ultravox
92

hora de mais uma review surpresa! dessa vez do Rhye.

a primeira vez que eu conheci ele foi em, advinhem, 2015 mas pra mim ele foi um dos artistas que mais marcaram essa época na real. o álbum é de soul, alternative rnb com elementos de sophisti-pop.

esse álbum ao meu ver é mto doce, um álbum mto relaxante e leve. com uma melodia lenta mas sofisticada, o álbum é charmoso, sexy e amoroso ao meu ver. o instrumental de certa capta a ... read more

cstuart
83

nostalgic

papadave
89

Mike Milosh has one of the most beautiful voices I've heard in my entire life, and Robin Hannibal's simplistic but elegant production pairs perfectly with what Milosh has to offer. This is an amazing debut project.

Favorite Tracks:
Open
Last Dance
3 Days

Vespatang
80

Some of the loveliest vocals put to record that I've ever heard. When it comes together with the melodies it is, at times, a glorious experience. That being said, some songs are better produced and written than others.

i3su
83

A beautiful, soulful album that is an incredibly smooth listen. The vocals are lush and the production is beautiful too. I wanted a bit more from it, but what it delivers is still very enjoyable

Raiksheen
70

Elegant

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Track List

1Open
3:37
98
2The Fall
3:44
100
3Last Dance
3:26
85
4Verse
2:52
90
5Shed Some Blood
3:20
80
63 Days
4:15
85
7One of Those Summer Days
4:32
85
8Major Minor Love
3:55
80
9Hunger
3:29
85
10Woman
2:39
100
Total Length: 35 minutes
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Added on: February 26, 2013