Devotion
by Tirzah
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Aug 10, 2018
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
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  1. PopMatters
    Aug 9, 2018
    50
    Those songs [dance songs between 2013 and 2015] didn't orient themselves around the kinds of narratives that require emotive singing. The feelings they produced were tactile, registering as sensations rather than stories. There, Mastin and Levi's divergent styles created the impression of unity, with each giving the other something she was missing. On Devotion, you can hear them drifting apart.

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Mir9903
    Dec 4, 2021
    9
    It’s so intimate and transports you to a place where the usual way we think music should exist is flipped. The Melodies are distorted, cut orIt’s so intimate and transports you to a place where the usual way we think music should exist is flipped. The Melodies are distorted, cut or used in a way that modern pop music wouldn’t. I also got 90’s r&b vibes from this, especially from “Gladly” and “Devotion”. It gave me so much nostalgia and offered me a place to call home.… Full Review »
  2. All_ButTrU4
    Mar 3, 2021
    8
    Bare, rough and singular come to mind from the second "fine again " drags on. This album has perfected intimacy as an artistic statement.Bare, rough and singular come to mind from the second "fine again " drags on. This album has perfected intimacy as an artistic statement. Tirizah sound weaponizes the imperfections and spaces in it's production. The highlight of this record is the production. Sure her voice is the talent but the productions use of piano chords and dreay drum kits creates a diy aesthetic which adds to the subject matters candour. The magnificent titoe track sees tirzah literally begging for attention if not bare acknowledging. The conversational plain diction make the desperation that much greater. A memorable debut from this mysterious Canadian artist. Favourites:affection, devotion, do you know.… Full Review »
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