Kaleidoscope Heart
| Sara Bareilles
Kaleidoscope Heart
Kaleidoscope Heart is the third studio album and second major label album by American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, which was released on September 7, 2010. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 90,000 copies in its first week. --Wikipedia
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BBC
A mainstream marshmallow with an acidic coating worth a lick.
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Washington Post
Is as diverse as she can make it, with a smattering of strings and rollicking, harmony-heavy pop songs.
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Rolling Stone
Generic big-box pop
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Pop Matters
It’s occasionally fun, and a good way to practice your Glee-voice in the shower.
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Billboard
Bareilles returns with more bouncy and intricate piano melodies.
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Seattle PI
Diversity of style and quality of songwriting are the two major strengths that Bareilles has demonstrated.
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All Music
Her effortless music should not be taken for granted; it’s tough to write tunes that play this easy that wind up enduring, and Bareilles has now done that two albums in a row, which is pretty impressive.
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NY Daily News
Bareilles both wins us over and makes a fresh case for female singer-songwriters by employing a time-honored character trait: Spunk.
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Financial Times
“Gonna Get Over You” sums it up, Bareilles conquering her heartbreak with an irritatingly jaunty piano routine and sassy finger clicks.
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Kings River Life
This album is truly a magnum opus for Sara. She is able to open her heart and welcome us into her life.
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
Bareilles sticks to her specialty of clever, snappy lyrics and soulful songs on the album.
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Performing Songwriter
The entire album is perfect pop, with melodies and lyrics that have even the most musically challenged of us singing along with abandon.
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The Dead Wax
A well-done album and Sara Bareilles fans are going to love it, but the album fails to take things to the next level.
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Worlds Finest
Feels a little overproduced in places and some slower songs take multiple listens to get your attention, but overall the album is a worthy follow up to Little Voice and continues to showcase Bareilles' talent for singing and songwriting.
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Life is so... whatever.
Definitely my favorite album of the year so far.
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Get Addicted
This album isn't worse than her last, it's just another footnote in her career—a career that, considering how talented she is, will last a long time.
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Headphone Infatuation
This record proves that Bareilles, by taking risks that both expand and enhance her repertoire, is as daring as she is talented.
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The New York Times
When Ms. Bareilles goes for more straightforward tugs on the heartstrings, she often sounds like Sarah McLachlan's gifted apprentice, complete with Ms. McLachlan's trademark of going breathy at the top of a phrase.
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Randomly Cluttered
Capturing every hearts of all her fans by her exquisite and impeccable incorporation of her songs with poetic takes on every level, all of which are uniquely composed and conceptualized.
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Entertainment Weekly
On Kaleidoscope Heart, sometimes, as in the airless ”Breathe Again,” all that earnest yearning can make you feel like you’ve been sentenced to life at Lilith Fair.
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Stereoboard
From the very first track, you know that you're in for something different and very very special from one of the most talented, most underrated young artists around.
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Los Angeles Times
The singer-songwriter’s background in university show choirs serves her well here, as she finds strength in complex vocal arrangements and the sorts of dramatic set-ups that have reminded us, through Fox’s popular television show, that the very act of raising our voices can be a hugely liberating act.
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Alohacams
Put together with beautiful melodies and catchy tunes
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TDN
Mainstream teen music today might be fun to listen sometimes, but for a soulful sound and inspiring lyrics, I prefer artists like Sara Bareilles. For those who like acoustic piano-charged music, I suggest this new album wholeheartedly.
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