Marianne’s new album Negative Capability is receiving superb reviews right across the board. Here are some highlights for you:
Mojo – 5***** “a masterpiece”
Metro – 5***** “The emotional nakedness is transfixing and unnerving.”
Clash – 9/10 “An incredible, searing, emotionally driven experience…”
Classic Rock – 9/10“There won’t be a better record released this month, and very few this year.”
Q mag – 4**** “Rock’n’roll’s elder stateswoman on magnificent form.”
Classic Pop – 4**** “Deathly serious and meticulously noble.”
Uncut – 8/10 “a beautiful piece of work.”
The Guardian – 4**** “staggering meditation on ageing and death.”
The Times – 4**** “….her beautifully weathered, imperfect voice…”
Mail on Sunday – Event Magazine – 4**** “a poised, gritty record of aged wisdom, songs for lost friends and topical dread.”
The Evening Standard – 4**** “A Melancholy testament to the truth that feelings don’t age.”
Daily Mirror – 4****
Louder Than War – 4****
The I “moving and rather magnificent”
Financial Times “raw and mesmerising”
The Scotsman “No adieu this, surely, rather an au revoir from a wild child turned magnificent singer of torch songs.”
Variety – “One of the strongest albums in her catalogue.”
LA Times – “A poignant snapshot of a lioness in winter.”
The Arts Desk – “Searing songs of poetry and experience from the great rock chanteuse.”