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Shine
Singer-Songwriter · 2007 · 10 tracks · 46m

Shine

A quiet, late-career statement of environmental grief and wisdom. Weathered vocals meet sparse piano, open-tuned guitars, and haunting soprano saxophone.

September 24, 2007 · Hear Music

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Low piano chords and a smoky, weathered voice drift through these quiet songs like late-afternoon light. You can feel the cool autumn air in the sparse acoustic guitar and the lonely, drifting saxophone.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 46m
01
One Week Last Summer
5:00
02
This Place
3:55
03
If I Had a Heart
4:05
04
Hana
3:43
05
Bad Dreams
5:42
06
Big Yellow Taxi (2007)
2:47
07
Night of the Iguana
4:38
08
Strong and Wrong
4:04
09
Shine
7:30
10
If
5:33
Moments Worth Listening For
01One Week Last SummerThe opening instrumental 'One Week Last Summer' establishes a serene, contemplative atmosphere led entirely by a patient piano melody and soft synth pads.
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Mojo5/ 5 stars
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PopMatters8/ 10
AllMusic4/ 5 stars
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Entertainment WeeklyA-
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Pitchfork8.0/ 10
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Rolling Stone3/ 5 stars
Los Angeles Times3.5/ 4 stars
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The Guardian4/ 5 stars
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How does Shine sound next to the rest of Joni Mitchell's catalogue?

Minimalist+2.0σ

The arrangements lean into a starkly minimalist palette, stripping away the dense jazz-fusion layers of her past to let a solitary piano and quiet synthesizer pads carry the weight of each song.

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