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80
Annie has returned, after 11 years away, with a shiny but deceptive pick’n’mix bag, in that the more you listen, the more it delivers.
80
This gorgeous album is the essence of what makes Annie so special.
80
Annie, now 42, may be a very different person to the one she was 20 years ago, but her silvery lilt and one-of-a-kind artistry remain unchanged.
75
Dark Hearts has a scattering of stellar moments–and one could even argue that its highpoints are some of Annie’s best to date.
71
Annie’s first album in about a decade, written and and recorded in a haunted house, collapses decades into an evocative blur.
70
Dark Hearts opts for a different kind of escape. Ten years on from her last full-length album, the singer is reckoning with the present by diving headlong into her past with equal parts regret and wonder.
70
It has many well-crafted moments and some stellar production choices, and there aren’t any outright bad songs; the likelihood is that some of the less obviously pop moments have the potential to grow over time.
70
Dark Hearts is a beautiful journey that illustrates a shared sadness for lonely souls driving towards a fraught and empty future.
11mo
65
With Annie’s third studio album, Dark Hearts, she once again engages in new paths, with much less excitement but no less fortitude.
12mo
60
Chalk it up as a noble experiment, pick and choose the songs that work, and hope that next time around everything will click back into place.
40
With a lack of immediacy, paper-thin production and no discernible hooks throughout, for anyone still humming ‘Chewing Gum’ or ‘Heartbeat’, it’s a disappointment.
Shit! I can't believe I slept over this album. There's some really good songs in this record, a well-made synthpop album that has the right instrumentation. Annie's voice has such a sense of comfort, sweet but hits the right areas, the lyrics are simple but catchy, perhaps a project made to be easily digestive.
May be one of the best, if not the best, plain simple synthpop album this year. Molto bene
idc i really liked this. it's a nice album and just a pleasant, smooth and light listen overall. her voice blends so well with the instrumentals of each song.
Standouts: In Heaven, American Cars, The Countdown To The End Of The World
Dropouts: The Streets Where I Belong, Dark Hearts, It’s Finally Over
Dropouts: The Streets Where I Belong, Dark Hearts, It’s Finally Over
There's such a timeless and effortless energy to this album. Really great comeback for Annie
Picks:Dark Hearts, The Countdown to the End of the World, It's Finally Over
Picks:Dark Hearts, The Countdown to the End of the World, It's Finally Over
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Track List
- In Heaven
- The Streets Where I Belong
- Dark Hearts
- Miracle Mile
- Corridors Of Time
- Forever ’92
- American Cars
- Mermaid Dreams
- Stay Tomorrow
- The Countdown To The End Of The World
- The Bomb
- The Untold Story
- It’s Finally Over
Year End Lists
| #13 | / | musicOMH |
| #14 | / | Slant Magazine |
| #20 | / | The Quietus |
| #33 | / | Idolator |
| #50 | / | The Line of Best Fit |
| #61 | / | God Is In The TV |
| #88 | / | Albumism |
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Added on: June 19, 2020