How I Knew Her is the first solo studio album by American musician Nataly Dawn of the duo Pomplamoose, released on February 12, 2013, under Nonesuch Records. The album was funded by a Kickstarter campaign which raised over $100,000 and was produced by Pomplamoose half Jack Conte.[1]

How I Knew Her
Two identical headshots of a woman with short hair
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 12, 2013 (2013-02-12)
Genre
Length39:19
LabelNonesuch Records
Producer
Nataly Dawn chronology
How I Knew Her
(2013)
Haze
(2016)

Reception edit

How I Knew Her was met with "generally favorable reviews" from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 68, based on 12 reviews.[2]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
BBC Music8/10[5]
Boston Globe8/10[6]
Drowned In Sound710[4]
Consequence of SoundC+[8]
The Independent8/10[7]
Mojo     [9]
MusicOMH     [1]
Q     [10]
PopMatters3/10[11]
Spin4/10[12]
Uncut7/10[13]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Araceli"2:15
2."Leslie"2:37
3."How I Knew Her"4:40
4."Back to the Barracks"2:30
5."Long Running Joke"3:36
6."Counting Down"4:13
7."Caroline"2:52
8."Please Don't Scream"3:35
9."Still a Believer"2:50
10."Even Steven"3:26
11."Why Did You Marry"4:20
12."I Just Wanted You to Get Old"2:25
Total length:39:19

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Raymond, Max (February 8, 2013). "MusicOMH review". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on May 30, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Lucas, Dan. "Drowned In Sound Review". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Aizlewood, John (November 8, 2020). "BBC Music Review". BBC Music. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Hirsh, Marc. "Nataly Dawn, 'How I Knew Her' - The Boston Globe". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  7. ^ Coleman, Nick. "The Independent album review". The Independent. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  8. ^ Flynn, Katherine (February 15, 2013). "Album Review: Nataly Dawn – How I Knew Her". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Mojo album review". Mojo: 90. March 2013.
  10. ^ "Q Review". Q. March 2013. p. 96 – via Wayback Machine.
  11. ^ Horowitz, Steve (February 14, 2013). "PopMatters review". PopMatters. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  12. ^ Tedder, Michael (February 15, 2013). "Spin review". Spin. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Uncut review". Uncut: 70. March 2013.