Soft Control
by Laura Welsh
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Clash Music
    Mar 13, 2015
    60
    Soft Control is a carefully crafted debut that comes from a very real place and shows what can be achieved when you keep pushing forward.
  2. DIY Magazine
    Mar 6, 2015
    40
    For an album which features a list of impressive producers, it feels though one of them should have worked on the album as a whole to give Soft Control cohesion and the platform for Welsh to jump from.
  3. Mojo
    Mar 5, 2015
    60
    Chic, soulful, but more boom and swoon than hooks. [Feb 2015, p.96]
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  5. Q Magazine
    Mar 5, 2015
    60
    There's no shortage of character. [Mar 2015, p.119]
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  6. The 405
    Mar 5, 2015
    40
    There is precious little personality to be found on this dry, pedestrian record, which comes across as a selection of yawn-worthy Adele-rejects rather than a cohesive body of work from a singular artist.

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6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. Dennonyx
    Mar 10, 2015
    5
    This record is flat, hazy and a bit disappointing. That's quite sad since Laura Welsh is one of most underrated, talented female artists ofThis record is flat, hazy and a bit disappointing. That's quite sad since Laura Welsh is one of most underrated, talented female artists of these years.… Full Review »
  2. thom1197
    May 4, 2015
    8
    At first some of the songs sound similar, but this album has really grown on me. Laura Welsh is a very talented songwriter with some greatAt first some of the songs sound similar, but this album has really grown on me. Laura Welsh is a very talented songwriter with some great producers behind her - if only Universal had kept a few more of the album's songs under wraps before its release. 'Ghosts' and 'Hardest Part' are, in my opinion, the best songs on the album.… Full Review »
  3. SoundOfAMan
    Mar 10, 2015
    7
    This such a good album! Laura did great songs and the production - while is a little homogenic - is so good too. It's not a big album, butThis such a good album! Laura did great songs and the production - while is a little homogenic - is so good too. It's not a big album, but It's so good for people who's looking for a new sound;… Full Review »
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