How Did This Happen and What Does It Now Mean
by Joan Armatrading
  • Record Label: BMG
  • Release Date: Nov 22, 2024
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. AllMusic
    Jan 10, 2025
    80
    She's clearly having fun, making the music she wants to make and exploring new facets of her craft. Hopeful, romantic, and energetic, Armatrading offers a strong dose of joy in troubled times.
  2. Record Collector
    Dec 2, 2024
    100
    An album that's one long masterstroke. [Christmas 2024, p.132]
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  3. Mojo
    Nov 21, 2024
    80
    Vital and vibrant. [Jan 2025, p.88]
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  5. Classic Rock Magazine
    Nov 21, 2024
    80
    Her splendidly named new album How Did This Happen And What Does It Now Mean is a forest of invention and great songs. [Dec 2024, p.78]
  6. Uncut
    Nov 21, 2024
    70
    Now in her seventies, her voice is deeper than it once was, but it remains an instrument of impressive power. [Review of the Year 2024, p.27]
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  7. The Independent (UK)
    Nov 21, 2024
    80
    Armatrading has proved more than willing to evolve down the years, but How Did This Happen is mostly a welcome return to familiar sounds and ideas. She produced the album at home, playing all the instruments herself (as she has done for decades) with considerable slickness.

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