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How To Walk Away
by Juliana Hatfield
The 10th solo album for the artist was produced by Andy Chase and features Richard Butler, Matthew Caws, Jody Porter, and Tracy Bonham as guests.
| LABEL: |
Ye Olde |
| RELEASE DATE: |
19 August 2008 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Rock, Indie |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
91
Entertainment Weekly
The result is rueful and gorgeous. [22/29 Aug 2008, p.125]
90
All Music Guide
It's a tight, cohesive record with a subtle but undeniable resonance, a record that Juliana Hatfield always seemed on the verge of delivering but finally has.

80
Billboard
Hatfield does her moody, catchy indie-pop to near-perfection after so much practice (nine solo albums during the past 16 years), and entertaining examples abound here.

80
Hartford Courant
Whether grasping for resolve in the stoutly punctuated pulse of "Now I'm Gone" or taking a sober angle on the rattling flow of "Shining On," she soul searches with the best of them, even when it sounds like she might be searching one that belongs to someone else.

70
Slant Magazine
With her most polished, accessible production since 2000's slept-on "Beautiful Creature" and her ear for a memorable pop melody evident for the first time in years, Walk Away even stands to appeal to an audience beyond Hatfield's devoted cult following.

66
Pitchfork
Songs this bitter demand catharsis, but nestled in its pop cocoon, that side of Hatfield's story instead gets stifled by the soft bomb approach when what you really want is for the singer, once and for all, to explode in rage and break something.

60
Spin
Surprisingly vital.

60
Under The Radar
What Hatfield lacks in lyrical grace--she makes up in conviction. [Summer 2008, p.82]
58
The Onion (A.V. Club)
If only there was more of this devilish grit on How To Walk Away.

50
The New York Times
Produced by Andy Chase of the indie-pop band Ivy, the record pairs Ms. Hatfield’s compact songs with an unabashedly commercial sound, a strategy that works about half the time.

40
Paste Magazine
The album has its moments but suffers from fussy production.


The average user rating for this album is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
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