Dark Hearts
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CRITIC REVIEWS
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.
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.
I don't know man, it sounds pretty generic besides the fact that her voice is heavily modified and the production is a bit more complex than something mainstream. Just reminds me of a watered-down Kylie Minogue.
"Amphetamine Annie-dog
Pulls her trash
And her stories
From place to place"
William Corgan, 1998
NR
Pulls her trash
And her stories
From place to place"
William Corgan, 1998
NR
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.
Annie - Dark Hearts
Genre: Synthpop
Country: Norway
Final Verdict: 66% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 245th / 925
Highlight: Dark Hearts
Made me think of:
Boniface
Róisín Murphy
Genre: Synthpop
Country: Norway
Final Verdict: 66% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 245th / 925
Highlight: Dark Hearts
Made me think of:
Boniface
Róisín Murphy
TRACK LIST:
In Heaven (7.5)
The Streets Where I Belong (8.3)
Dark Hearts (7.5)
Miracle Mile (7.3)
Corridors Of Time (6.7)
Forever ’92 (7.7)
American Cars (7.0)
Mermaid Dreams (6.8)
Stay Tomorrow (6.8)
The Countdown To The End Of The World (7.4)
The Bomb (6.8)
The Untold Story (7.0)
It’s Finally Over (7.5)
In Heaven (7.5)
The Streets Where I Belong (8.3)
Dark Hearts (7.5)
Miracle Mile (7.3)
Corridors Of Time (6.7)
Forever ’92 (7.7)
American Cars (7.0)
Mermaid Dreams (6.8)
Stay Tomorrow (6.8)
The Countdown To The End Of The World (7.4)
The Bomb (6.8)
The Untold Story (7.0)
It’s Finally Over (7.5)
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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
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Added on: June 19, 2020