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  • Summary: The second full-length studio release from Chicago trio Horsegirl was produced by Cate Le Bon.
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  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Feb 14, 2025
    100
    There’s no coldness here, the poignancy only accentuated by the poise with which these songs are delivered, the 7/8ths of the iceberg further revealing itself with each play.
  2. Feb 10, 2025
    90
    Equal parts pensive and dreamy, minimal yet expansive, Phonetics On and On is the unapologetic sound of confident experimenting, the product of three musicians years ahead of their respective ages. Horsegirl rule, and so does this record. Put it on and on (and on and on and on).
  3. Uncut
    Feb 10, 2025
    80
    Even more impressive [than 2022's Versions Of Modern Performance]. [Feb 2025, p.35]
  4. Feb 12, 2025
    80
    For all its simplicity, Phonetics On and On is an understated and mature triumph.
  5. Mar 14, 2025
    80
    The quality of the songwriting hasn’t diminished, but the setting has changed.
  6. Feb 28, 2025
    75
    Gone are the fuzzed-out walls of sound, instead centering on a minimalist aesthetic. It’s an appropriate slate-wiping from an unpredictable trio.
  7. Record Collector
    Feb 10, 2025
    40
    The songwriting and its deadpan delivery are still engaging but the overall feel is so understated as to be frustratingly bashful. [Feb 2025, p.103]

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