Real Warmth
by Joan Shelley
Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Uncut
    Sep 25, 2025
    90
    13 songs of luminous, impeccably judged country-folk. [Nov 2025, p.36]
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  2. Dusted Magazine
    Oct 3, 2025
    80
    Real Warmth, her seventh album and sixth for No Quarter, is an authentically emotive rejoinder to the all too prevalent practice of pretend empathy.
  3. Mojo
    Sep 25, 2025
    80
    The folk-adjacent auteur’s ninth studio LP is alive, Natalie Merchant-style, to the marvels of creation, but also the vulnerability that comes with suddenly having a physical stake in the future of humanity. [Oct 2025, p.88]
  5. AllMusic
    Sep 25, 2025
    80
    It's a record that doesn't just offer warmth -- it invites you to enthusiastically participate in it and find comfort in the quiet spaces.
  6. Pitchfork
    Sep 25, 2025
    77
    Real Warmth makes it easy to believe that music can be that lifeline out of the darkness, or at least a roadmap to home.

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