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Jan 30, 2026Courtney Marie Andrews is a first-rate talent, and Valentine shows us she can move in a number of different directions and still deliver something remarkable.
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Jan 12, 2026The beauty of ‘Valentine’ lies in Courtney Marie Andrews’ unique ability to shift between multiple vocal textures. Her aching pain is felt in her vocals and unguarded lyricism, a looseness that gives the album its emotional weight.
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Jan 12, 2026While it is stripped down in terms of personnel, there are plenty of sonic layers at play, resulting in her most sonically adventurous effort to date.
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Record CollectorJan 12, 2026An ornate folk album that brims with rich orchestration and incisive lyrics. [Jan 2026, p.101]
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Jan 12, 2026Music that's moving, beautiful and uplifting. [Feb 2026, p.83]
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Jan 30, 2026Valentine is some of her sharpest writing to date.
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Jan 20, 2026Because she can sound mournful even on upbeat songs, ballads tend to slip into melodrama. But when Andrews finds solid grooves to express her bittersweet optimism, Valentine rocks.
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UncutJan 12, 2026An explicitly confessional record attempting to make sense of, and give vent to, a degree of personal turbulence. [Jan 2026, p.25]
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