We Slept At Last

Marika Hackman - We Slept At Last
Critic Score
Based on 8 reviews
2015 Ratings: #405 / 1021
User Score
Based on 87 ratings
2015 Rank: #164
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
God Is in the TV

Hackman made the brave decision to go for twelve brand new tracks for We Slept At Last, and a cohesive and spellbinding album is the result. It isn’t necessarily an immediate album, but after a few listens it reveals its details and incredible songs a little more.

80
musicOMH

Like Hackman herself, this first outing is subtle, but somehow it packs in drama and poetry in a way that’s tender yet fascinating. It’s been well worth the wait.

80
DIY

Hackman successfully shifts unhappiness into different territories. She develops under the spotlight, each song adding further fuel to her progression.

80
The Guardian
A subtle, understated debut that takes its time, but lands its blows.
75
The Line of Best Fit

Ultimately, We Slept At Last is an impressive debut that showcases an enchanting and fully fleshed-out sonic vision. With a demonstrated degree of control and self-awareness, this is surely not the last we’ll hear from her.

65
The 405
The result is a measured, wonderfully arranged, but emotionally singular album, tackling very personal feelings of doubt, pain and insecurity in a way that's easy to feel, but difficult to truly connect with.
60
The Irish Times

Her full-length debut is filled with mystical, pagan folk incantations and full-band flourishes alike, all routinely bathed in atmosphere, murmured vocals and off-kilter arrangements ... Yet while Hackman is obviously talented this collection is too downbeat and one-note to exhibit any real ear-catching magic.

owenthinks
90

'The flies on my walls, they're silent
But the swarm in my head is a hell'

This album sounds like a moonlit autumn night, like burrowing your way into a mound of fallen leaves and tree trunks in the woods to escape the chilly breeze, like drowning in isolation and rotting into a forest bed in the dead of night, like falling away from those around you and into yourself. Marika Hackman's debut album 'We Slept At Last' places her songwriting in perhaps its perfect environment, its poetic and ... read more

holsgr
80

formidable (★★★★☆)

adelao
83

Drown 6,7
Before I Sleep 9,6
Ophelia 10 *-*
Open Wide 6,5
Skin 6,9
Claude's Girl 8,2
Animal Fear 10 *-*
In Words 7,1
Monday Afternoon 7,7
Undone, Undress 6,1
Next Year 8,9
Let Me In 7,8
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Beautiful voice and album <3

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Track List

1Drown
3:51
60
2Before I Sleep
3:51
3Ophelia
3:33
4Open Wide
3:20
5Skin
3:18
6Claude's Girl
2:38
7Animal Fear
3:24
8In Words
3:49
9Monday Afternoon
3:38
10Undone, Undress
3:26
11Next Year
2:37
12Let Me In
3:43
Total Length: 41 minutes

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Added on: February 10, 2015