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Rolling Stone (4/11/02, p.106) - Ranked #16 in Rolling Stone's "50 Coolest Records".
Rolling Stone (1/03/02, p.118) - Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "Top 10 2001".
Spin (1/02, p.76) - Ranked #5 in Spin's "Albums of the Year 2001".
The Wire (1/02, p.40) - Ranked #1 in Wire's "50 Records of the Year 2001".
Alternative Press (2/02, p.64) - Ranked #3 in AP's "25 Best Albums of 2001".
Mojo (1/02, p.69) - Ranked #7 in Mojo's "Best [40] Albums of 2001".
NME (12/29/01, p.59) - Ranked #32 in NME's 50 "Albums Of the Year 2001".
Rolling Stone (9/13/01, pp.105-6) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...The best solo record of her career...a particle beam as weightless as light but concentrated with direction....awash with strings and choirs...When she opens her mouth...you go in, swept up to a box seat inside her head..."
Q Magazine (9/01, p.109) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...an album which sounds like nothing else while also powerfully evoking the complex and emotional spirit of its creator....Not far from ideal."
Alternative Press (10/01, p.77) - 8 out of 10 - "...A smoldering heart of emotion and a true pop sensibility reveal themselves..."
Mojo (9/01, p.99) - "...A gorgeous reverie that lives up to its devotional title..."
Wire (8/01, p.52) - "...A beautiful thing..."
NME (8/25/01, p.51) - 8 out of 10 - "...Enchanting splendor is the overriding rule....way, way off the beaten track..."