''So Far So Good'' is a 2023 studio album by American
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Meernaa.
Reception
Neville Hardman's feature interview with Meernaa for ''
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'' called this release "a psychedelic soul-search" that "reflects a measured step forward" for the musician.
In ''
Billboard
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'', Jason Lipshutz included the title track as one of 10 pop songs to recommend to readers, recommending it to "fans of idiosyncratic, relatively chilled-out indie-pop a la
Aldous Harding
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Career
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Westerman and
Nilüfer Yanya
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" as a "quietly effective new track" with "elegant instrumentation" and "delectable hooks".
At ''
The Fader
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'', editors chose this on the long list of the week's best albums.
Editors at
Pitchfork
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shortlisted this as a recommended album of the week
and critic Vrinda Jagota gave it a 7.4 out of 10 for being able to pair "abstract imagery with elegant arrangements on her dreamy, open-ended second album" continuing that Meernaa's vocals have a sense of longing but "despite the intensity of the emotion, the symphonic, elegant arrangements make her words feel accessible and inviting".
Track listing
#"On My Line" – 3:12
#"Another Dimension" – 4:31
#"As Many Birds Flying" – 4:51
#"Mirror Heart" – 3:34
#"Black Eyed Susan" – 5:04
#"I Believe in You" – 3:16
#"Framed in a Different State" – 4:13
#"Bhuta Kala" – 3:40
#"So Far So Good" – 3:48
#"Love Is Good" – 5:25
Personnel
*Meernaa – instrumentation, vocals
*Andrew Maguire
*Rob Shelton
*Doug Stuart
See also
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2023 in American music
The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2023 in music in the United States.
Notable events January
*6 – Iggy Pop released his first studio album in four years, ''Every Loser''.
*9 – Pentatonix performed the The S ...
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List of 2023 albums
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2023. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received signif ...
References
External links
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Review from ''48hills''
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2023 albums
Meernaa albums