How About I Be Me (and You Be You)?
| Sinead O'Connor
How About I Be Me (and You Be You)?
How About I Be Me (and You Be You)? is the ninth full-length album by Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor released in Ireland on 2 March 2012 on Shamrock Solutions and 5 March 2012 in the United Kingdom on One Little Indian. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
How About I Be Me makes it impossible not to sympathize with and even root for O'Connor.
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The Guardian
O'Connor thunders, and the hairs on your arms stand up, electrified. Her lung power appears miraculously unaffected by the passage of time.
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The Guardian
The album is a tuneful emotional rollercoaster, and it's thrilling to hear such vitriol and indignation – qualities in short supply in current pop.
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Billboard
A collection of heartfelt confessionals, evocative insights and provocative position statements.
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Rolling Stone
On the power ballad "I Had a Baby," O'Connor cops, "I was always crazy" – true, perhaps. But it's a condition still fueling fierce art.
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NPR
There's a solitary nature to O'Connor's characters, and to the voice that animates them: not lonely, but one-on-one, speaking to the listener directly and with utter conviction.
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BBC
The Irish songbird's best album in years is full of vim and vigour.
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Telegraph
Tough in purpose with the emotion in perfect check.
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Consequence of Sound
The contemporary edge is really O’Connor’s and it comes from her drive and conviction, tempered by moments of joy and laughter. You may love or hate the record, but you won’t ignore it.
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All Music
How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? is a delicately balanced picture of despair and hope, and a fantastic reminder of the musical gifts that made O'Connor important to begin with.
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Slant Magazine
No matter how grim the past or present, there’s always a chance for redemption and fulfillment: That fundamental belief carries How About I Be Me through even its least effective moments.
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A.V. Club
O’Connor’s comeback secret, it turns out, lies in simple melodies, crafty layerings of her still-intact siren’s burr, and uncomplicated lyrical couplets.
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New York Times
Engaging . . .
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American Songwriter
This isn’t always a comfortable album to listen to . . . but the pungent sentiments are (somewhat) tempered by O’Connor’s sterling, evocative vocals, which never falter.
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Contact Music
Very good.
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Music OMH
O’Connor herself may not yet have reached total stability, but the completion of this album must have helped her take a massive step in that direction.
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CNN
She taps the naked intensity of her early days without sacrificing hooks or humor.
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Express
LOVE or hate her there’s no denying Sinéad O’Connor has come up with some fine music over the years and none finer than this new collection.
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Easy Street Online
Makes me think she's gonna be all right after all.
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The Northern Echo
The Irish songstress’ strong vocals remain her most potent weapon, and are matched by excellent songwriting and a top-notch band.
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Three Monkeys Online
The combination of her voice, poetry, music and righteous anger combine to make something spine-chilling – if ever there was a sound to bring walls tumbling down, this is it.
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Sinead O'Connor
There is enough richness and complexity in this album to satisfy any listener eager for something more than popcorn tunes. Way to go, Sinéad.
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Pop Matters
Scathing protests, familial longings, and one very improbable character study -- all unmistakably Sinéad.
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Metro
Countless artists are described as ‘uncompromising’ but there’s still something exceptional about Sinéad O’Connor.
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Clash Music
Strongest set since ‘Faith And Courage’.
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