Pull My Hair Back

Jessy Lanza - Pull My Hair Back
Critic Score
Based on 17 reviews
2013 Ratings: #168 / 1115
User Score
Based on 125 ratings
2013 Rank: #114
Liked by 11 people
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
musicOMH

Beneath the pop sheen, melodic influences and club grooves lies something much stranger and curiously disconnected. These characteristics might see Pull My Hair Back elevated to cult status given the right audience and the power of word-of-mouth.

80
The Guardian
She's compelling throughout, and has a diffident, aloof sexiness that makes the record intriguing and accessible.
73
Pitchfork
While this record's sense of self and attention to detail deserve to be praised, a small shift in Lanza's positioning and prominence could be the change that takes her next project from good to great.
70
NME
It’s probably just a little too icy and detached to blow up in the manner of The Weeknd, Jessie Ware or similar indie R&B success stories, but ‘Pull My Hair Back’’s pop sensibility renders it the most obviously accessible thing Hyperdub have released for a while.
cstuart
100

ahead of its time

UPDATE 90 -> 100

100words
83

Jessy Lanza’s Hyperdub debut is a harmonious electronic display of synth-pop and R&B. The Canadian singer/songwriter/producer/DJ's soprano vocals take flight above ethereal melodies and drum beats, refusing to be drowned out by stacked production. Where the rhythm and synth lines are stripped back, Lanza's voice is granted a narrative agency. A rare drop into the middle ranges on the line “I don’t give a fuck, what you do” stipulates an endearing confidence that ... read more

100

Every second perfection

100

Every second perfection

TazBarsan
95

Obra de arte da Jessy Lanza! Só podia ser do Canadá!

evelezt
83

The beats are darkish and heavy while her voice is ethereal, I love the contrast.

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Track List

1Giddy
3:22
86
25785021
4:39
90
3Kathy Lee
4:08
82
4Fuck Diamond
4:17
90
5Keep Moving
3:44
84
6Against the Wall
3:11
84
7Pull My Hair Back
3:51
84
8As If
4:15
82
9Strange Emotion
4:42
88
Total Length: 36 minutes
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Added on: September 4, 2013