Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle
| Release Date: June 26, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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80
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlJun 27, 2013
If you somehow manage to stay dry-eyed through the concert numbers, the end should set you bawling. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubNick SchagerJun 26, 2013
Lian Lunson’s camera allows the music to take center stage via straightforward, graceful compositions—close-ups and medium shots dominate, and edits are kept to a relative minimum—that allow for long, unbroken views of the artists at forceful, mournful work. Read full review
60
The New York TimesA.O. ScottJun 25, 2013
As a musical experience, it is generous and moving. But as a documentary, “Sing Me the Songs” is an awkward hybrid of concert film and rock-star biography. Read full review
60
Time OutSophie HarrisJun 25, 2013
Given that the entire show and film is dedicated to McGarrigle, you wish this exquisitely made, undeniably moving family album featured even more of the singer herself. Read full review
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New York PostFarran Smith NehmeJun 28, 2013
There are a handful of moments to entrance a non-fan. When the musicians and singers assemble to sing “Proserpina,” the last song McGarrigle ever wrote, with its haunting refrain (“Come home to Mama”), the effect is transcendent. Read full review
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