Cold Blows The Rain
by Bridget Hayden And The Apparitions
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Uncut
    Feb 4, 2025
    90
    In the past few years Hayden and McLoughlin have teamed up with Richard Chamberlain in Schisms. Their ultra-lo-fi fuzzball psychedelic improv can be exhilarating, but exists on a very different planet (or at least in a far muggier climate) than the exquisite acoustic snowglobe of Cold Blows The Rain. [Jan 2025, p.24]
  2. Mojo
    Feb 4, 2025
    80
    Ominous drones, clanking banjos, filthy weather: a winning combo. [Feb 2025, p.87]
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  3. The Wire
    Feb 4, 2025
    80
    With nowhere to hide, her voice is revealed as an equally fine instrument, informed by previous interpreters such as Sandy Denny, Anne Briggs and Jacqui McShee, but with an earthier, softer edged quality. [Mar 2025, p.48]
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  5. Record Collector
    Feb 24, 2025
    60
    With Hayden's measured voice resembling a sigh from the grave and her plucked banjo brittle, When I Was In My prime exemplifies the record's sustained evocations of melancholy poise and elemental emotions. [Mar 2025, p.103]
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  6. The Guardian
    Feb 4, 2025
    60
    The atmosphere on Cold Blows the Rain can feel samey in contrast, so it’s thrilling when it occasionally skips off its path.

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