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8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut full-length release for British alternative singer-songwriter Hannah Rodgers features production from Dan Carey.
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I Bow Down
To put a name on it Would be to nail the age of anxiety To put a mask on it Would be to hide the face of your empathy To put a wheel on it Would be... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Jun 1, 2017
    100
    By flitting between a low, clear vocal, and something more urgent and old-fashionedly English, which evokes both 1960s pop and Tudor carols, Rodgers manages to dodge straightforward comparisons. It makes for a riveting and refreshing debut, which balances weirdness with sweet and soothing electropop joy.
  2. 85
    Age Of Anxiety sees Hannah Rodgers set a course for her career with a stunningly assured debut brimming with ideas and practically flawless in execution.
  3. Uncut
    Jun 1, 2017
    80
    It's genuinely smart, intriguingly playful set that both presses all the right Big Pop buttons and sounds decidedly off-centre. [Jul 2017, p.36]
  4. Jun 29, 2017
    80
    Throughout its shifting emotions and sounds, The Age of Anxiety is a consistently thoughtful, playful reflection of hyper-stimulating times.
  5. Jun 1, 2017
    70
    Holding down lyrical matter which often floats in the air are drum machines and timers, and the production of the whole record is incredibly clean. Sometimes a shininess works. At other points I can’t help feeling a little more griminess would be more apt for the subject matter.
  6. Jun 7, 2017
    70
    Essentially, there’s enough good stuff here to suggest Pixx--cool, intelligent, subversive--remains a talent worth watching. And you can’t learn that anywhere.
  7. Jun 1, 2017
    60
    With more thematic clarity and less of a throw in everything and the kitchen sink attitude, The Age of Anxiety could have been a phenomenal debut for Pixx. Despite the high quality of many of the tracks, however, there’s just a bit too much going on for it to all make sense.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Jul 26, 2018
    10
    She show us a vulnerable person, but strong in the same time, a beautiful work
  2. Oct 20, 2017
    10
    Surprisingly powerful vocals fill emptiness, then cut through wall of 80s-leaning sound. Thoughtful and earnest delivery - a 21st Century pop classic.
  3. Aug 8, 2017
    9
    The Age of Anxiety bubbles vigorously with potential, joyfully throwing all cliches and expectations straight out of the window and proceedingThe Age of Anxiety bubbles vigorously with potential, joyfully throwing all cliches and expectations straight out of the window and proceeding to burst forth in a refreshing stream of mathematically crafted but expansive electronic pop. A liberating experience in a world dominated by stodgy EDM clones. Expand