Julie Doiron - Woke Myself Up

Reviews of Woke Myself Up

Rating Summary
6.5 by Pitchfork Media New Brunswick indie group Eric's Trip, who broke up following the release of their 1996 Sub Pop album Purple Blue, were one of those increasingly rare acts whose work has never become particularly... Read more
6 by Aftonbladet Det är över tio år sedan kanadensiska Eric's Trip splittrades och Julie Doiron startade sin solokarriär. Det är två år sedan hon släppte sitt senaste album, “Goodnight Nobody”, som ofö... Read more
n/a by Popmatters Her voice shares the same dusky, stained-glass quality as Chan Marshall’s, strident but capable of fracturing at any moment. Read more
n/a by www.amazon.com As always, the directness of Doiron's writing and performing is subtly compelling. Read more
n/a by www.slantmagazine.com Doiron's sometimes off-kilter vocal arrangements are a perfect match for her lyrics. Read more
n/a by www.nowtoronto.com In reconnecting with her former Eric's Trip bandmates, Doiron rediscovers her edge, wrapping her warm, frayed vocals around awkward and occasionally dissonant melodies, layering multi-track self-harmonized phrases over heavyish rock-focused arrangements and crafting dynamic songs that leave you with a satisfying sense of being shaken up. Read more
n/a by www.avclub.com Doiron's modus operandi is inward-looking and shy, whether she's whispering or, umm, singing quietly. It's a gamble in a look-at-me music world... Those with a taste for the unadorned, pretty, and emotionally striking, though, couldn't do much better. Read more
n/a by www.dustedmagazine.com Though Woke Myself Up is a group project, one still gets a sense of it having been recorded at home, amongst friends. They seem to be having a nice time of it. Read more
n/a by www.tinymixtapes.com [It] finds her in fine form. Read more
n/a by www.thephoenix.com Woke Myself Up is smart, arresting, and nimble; at 30 minutes, the only real disappointment is that it’s over too soon. Read more
6 by Dagensskiva.com Det är över tio år sedan kanadensiska Eric's Trip splittrades och Julie Doiron startade sin solokarriär. Det är två år sedan hon släppte sitt senaste album, “Goodnight Nobody”, som ofö... Read more