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Rolling Stone (p.76) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The peak here is 'Constantine's Dream,' an extended anthem to artmaking that makes the Renaissance painter Piero della Francesca sound rock & roll." Entertainment Weekly (p.118) - "[H]er latest feels like both a return to form and a renewal -- with Lenny Kaye's Sonic Youth-ful guitar meshing with Smith's literary lyricism..." -- Grade: A- Uncut (p.78) - "'This Is The Girl,' the elegy for her fellow disciple of Ronnie Spector, Amy Winehouse, is a twinkling piece of '50s Lynch-pop drenched in blood and wine..." Billboard (p.72) - "In the song 'Constantine's Dream' the veteran of New York's cutting-edge cultural scene delivers a lengthy soliloquy regarding the tension between art and nature..." Q (Magazine) (p.110) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] rather charming record. 'Mosaic' warms with a soft, circling groove....A low-light delight." Mojo (Publisher) (p.89) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Smith leads one of the best and sturdiest bands in rock...and their intricately scored psychedelia is a running high in 'Mosaic'..."

NYパンクの女王による8年ぶりのオリジナル作は、震災後の日本へ向けた楽曲や、旅の途上に世界各地で出会った芸術家&芸術作品にインスパイアされた曲が並ぶ、思慮深くて奥深い内容の一枚となっている。静謐さを湛えたスピリチュアルな雰囲気を持つサウンド、美しいメロディー、そして祈りにも似た説得力と迫力と癒しを併せ持つ歌声がとっても印象的。盟友のトム・ヴァーラインやジョニー・デップも参加。
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