★★★★★
Quebecoise singer/songwriter Béatrice Martin, aka Coeur de Pirate, knows her way around a cover song (check out her slow-burn take on The Weeknd's Wicked Games for proof), so deciding to interpret a dozen classic and contemporary compositions for her first all-English release (which doubles as the soundtrack to the fifth season of Trauma, a popular Quebec TV drama) was a clever - if gutsy - move...
- nowtoronto.com
2014-01-16
★★★★★
As we continue to wait for Montreal artist Coeur de pirate's follow-up to her 2011 album , Béatrice Martin has been tapped by Quebec TV series to soundtrack its fifth season. Following the footsteps of other successful artists who have contributed to the show such as Ariane Moffatt and Martha Wainwright, Martin has recorded 13 covers of songs both new and old...
- exclaim.ca
2014-01-14
★★★★★
Twenty-two-year-old Béatrice Martin, a Quebecoise singer-songwriter with an ear for contagious pop melody and a voice to match, returns with a sophomore record that radiates with jubilance and youthful verve. Her simply wonderful debut record of 2008 had hinted at what she could do, though it was mostly made up of spare piano-based tunes showcasing her breathy vocals and minimalist song construction...
- www.popmatters.com
2012-01-16
★★★★★
In an ideal world, we'd be able to listen to this sophomore effort from Béatrice Martin with no baggage about how this little tattooed blonde burst onto the francophone scene at 18, singing naive ballads in that love-it-or-hate-it voice of hers. Because as produced by Howard Bilerman at Hotel2Tango, Blonde is a sophisticated collection of pop songs featuring an array of 1960s influences ranging from Françoise Hardy to Nancy Sinatra and Phil Spector girl groups...
- hour.ca
2011-11-07
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