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Aug 25, 2014It’s an incredibly well-observed, poignant look at what it means to be Jenny Lewis right now, yet lacks the indefinable quality to make it a classic.
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Aug 12, 2014The Voyager is less of an addition to her back catalogue than a summary of her work to date, dipping into different eras of Lewis, and not settling on any.
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Aug 1, 2014Rather than try and move these songs into new territory, everyone involved seem hellbent on remaking Lewis into something closer to Sheryl Crow or Shania Twain. It’s a weird place for her to be in, yet one that she looks to be acclimating to quite easily.
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Jul 24, 2014Yet for all its merits--her voice is utterly pure, and the altpop textures luscious--The Voyager lacks unity.
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Jul 21, 2014Too many songs here feel slackly constructed, and the overall musical mood only rarely connects with its lyrical content, leaving The Voyager as a moderately successful testimonial effort.
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MojoJul 15, 2014The old fight is there on the unrepentant The New You, but a sense that she's over thinking these songs lingers. [Aug 2014, p.94]
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Jul 28, 2014Ultimately, the pop sheen Adams applies on The Voyager is at odds with Lewis' songs. By always opting for directness, he's failed to let her do justice, musically, to the darkness of her inspiration.
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Jul 17, 2014While her straightforward songwriting certainly comes across as honest, it can feel a little hokey.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 29
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Mixed: 3 out of 29
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Negative: 3 out of 29
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Jul 29, 2014