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**AllMusic** (previously known as **All Music Guide** and **AMG**) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than 3 million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musical artists and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne.

## Foxes on AllMusic

### ***Glorious* (2014) -** ⭐⭐⭐⭐

**Review by Fred Thomas**

*Debut album Glorious delivered on the years of slow-burning hype accumulating in the form of one-off singles, remixes, and incrementally leaked songs from British pop star in the making Louisa Rose Allen, aka Foxes.*

*While the infectiousness of singles like "Youth" and "Let Go for Tonight" is undeniable, so often artists like Foxes can't quite rise to the challenge of filling out an entire album's worth of solid material around a few hits. While the driving, misty nostalgia of "Youth" and party-starting choruses of "Let Go for Tonight" are clear highlights, the rest of the album stands up on its own as Allen explores her songs with depth and cohesion.*

*The album is steeped in a heady, mysterious sheen that balances between enormous pop production and dark songwriting impulses. Album opener "Talking to Ghosts," with its deeply Bat for Lashes-indebted spookiness, is a good example of this, as are the shadowy yet upbeat melodies of "Echo."*

*The haunting vocal samples and minimal beat of "White Coats" are about as sunny as Glorious gets, though it's far from a depressing listen overall. The tightrope walk between big-budget pop hooks and slightly gothic mysticism lends a specific type of tension to the album, which at its best sounds like a chance meeting between Stevie Nicks and Kate Bush at a party DJ'ed by Macklemore.*

*While not every song is as memorable as the singles, the album on the whole is wrapped in a unique atmosphere that somehow manages to be both darkly moody and carefree.*

### ***All I Need* (2016) -** ⭐⭐⭐⭐

**Review by Neil Z. Yueng**

*Foxes' All I Need is a refreshing blast of deftly produced, stylish pop. At its best, All I Need is on par with the smarts of Marina and the addictive joy of Ellie, while mirroring the focused vision of Carly Rae. From the double whammy of the two singles that open the album to the stirring numbers that close it, it's a dose of unabashed emotion that never overwhelms with treacle or plastic detachment.*

*Louisa Rose Allen's rich voice is full of natural soul and vitality, able to convey yearning and joy with equal measure. That organic vocal strength is the center point that carries the album from the immediacy of the feel-good, club-friendly hits ("Body Talk," "Amazing") to the empowering Sia-sized belters ("Feet Don't Fail Me Now"). Elsewhere, the plaintive moments of dramatic beauty are heartbreaking (the weepy "If You Leave Me Now" and the Babyface-penned "Scar") and the kiss-offs ("Money") burn with attitude similar to Lily Allen or Kate Nash. In addition to Foxes' talent, the behind-the-scenes team has a top-shelf pedigree. Dan Smith of Bastille co-wrote the glimmering Euro-disco opener "Better Love" and Semisonic's Dan Wilson lent his skills to the power-stomping anthem "Devil Side."*

*Meanwhile, producers Rick Nowels and Jesse Shatkin put their magic touches on a number of highlights, including the jaunty "Wicked Love" -- which glimmers with pep and an angelic harp that would make Kate Bush proud -- and "On My Way," a gorgeously restrained ballad backed by a gospel choir. Much like Jepsen's Emotion or Swift's 1989, Foxes' All I Need is vibrant, intelligently crafted pop pleasure.*