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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length release for the New Zealand singer-songwriter was produced by Ben Edwards.
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Richard
Richard liked the sound of his own voice By the kitchen in the mirror It extracted all of our teeth Filled the sink with blood And I am on the cross... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Mar 2, 2017
    100
    Bouyed by Reid’s honeyed vocals and Sam Taylor’s chiming guitar, the likes of Richard and Come Home To You may be two of Preservation’s more traditional tunes but are of a simply breathtaking level for such a new talent.
  2. Feb 24, 2017
    80
    All in all, Preservation is a fine record that finds this young artist really hitting her stride.
  3. 80
    Preservation hits the hardest when there are zero or few added ingredients to divert attention from the voice, the melodies and the words.
  4. Uncut
    Feb 24, 2017
    80
    Reid's follow-up to 2015's gorgeous debut, Listen To Formation, Look For The Signs, is no less bewitching. [Apr 2017, p.37]
  5. 80
    Nadia Reid’s 2015 debut Listen To Formation, Look For The Signs heralded the arrival of a prodigious talent, the young New Zealand singer-songwriter’s confessional material embodying an emotional intelligence and honesty akin to Laura Marling and Judee Sill, her folk leanings tempered by languid jazz inflections set among a patina of subtle sonic textures. Preservation continues in like manner.
  6. Mar 2, 2017
    80
    With little more than her voice and guitars, and Hanson St. Pt 2, I Come Home to You and Ain’t Got You are quietly, perfectly crafted statements from a blossoming talent.
  7. Mar 16, 2017
    70
    Preservation is an honest look.

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