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"Eels' most complete and self-contained record, arguably the epitome of their oeuvre and a record that places E - in his own gruff, xylophone-toting way - alongside the great downtrodden romantics: Leonard Cohen; Rufus Wainwright; Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields; Nick Cave."
4 stars
- NME
"Symbols of hope still gatecrash his bruised world."
4 stars
- MOJO
"Everett has matured into a songwriter to stand up alongside his heroes
4 stars
- The Times
"Earth To Dora is stirring and heartfelt, filled with relatable reflections and swooning melodies."
- AV Club
"Their sweetest-natured album ever"
- The Independent
"A song cycle that finds hope and love amid despair and desperation "
- Billboard
"There's a dark optimism beneath it all"
8/10
- Classic Rock
"Moving and richly textured"
4 stars
- Financial Times
"Timeless... songs for the unheralded day-to-day existence sung by someone so adept at doing so that they sound monumental, eloquent and full."
4 stars
- American Songwriter
"Cloaked in twinkly tunes but the lyrics cut deep and cover a whole spectrum of emotions"
- The Sun
"Engagingly human"
- All Music
"Delightful"
- Clash
"A glowing beacon of transience and catharsis."
4 stars
- Stereoboard
"It's enough to make one believe the singer, alternatively called E, exists purely to fill the spiritual hole left by Tom Petty's untimely death."
8/10
- Music Connection
"A cure for the prevailing gloom of 'these strange times'"
8/10
- The Digital Fix
"Earth To Dora is very much a turn up the volume, open the windows and let everyone enjoy it type of record."
- Glide
"A wonderfully optimistic album that rallies you from within"
- Louder Than War
"Few make bummers this beautiful."
4 stars
- Classic Pop
"Earth To Dora re-establishes Everett as one of the finest and most distinctive songwriters today - one who can make sorrow sound joyful, but who also knows that, without sadness, happiness wouldn't be the same experience"
4 stars
- Record Collector
"Sanguine, melodic and uplifting"
8/10
- XS Noize
4 stars
- Rock & Folk
"We all live in E's world now"
- The Sunday Times
"It certainly doesn't disappoint"
- Music Mxdwn
"A triumph"
- Music Talkers
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