★★★★★
Initially shifting around 200,000 copies, Sean-Nós Nua's global impact was meagre compared with O'Connor's seven-million-selling I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got. However, her 2002 album remains an essential stopping-off point along the irregular route of Sinéad O'Connor's chequered career. A drastic artistic sea change after 2000's bland and confused Faith And Courage, Sean-Nós Nua (translating as "Old Songs Made New") features striking reinterpretations of 13 ancient traditional Irish folk...
- recordcollectormag.com
2013-05-24
★★★★★
It's unfortunate that Sinead O'Connor's recent appearances in the headlines have been for her non-musical activities. First was her on again/off again marriage to drug counselor Barry Herridge last December, followed by news of her suicide attempts in January -- O'Connor herself sharing many details about the events via Twitter...
- www.americansongwriter.com
2013-04-25
★★★★★
Sinead O'Connor came out fighting on her 1987 debut, The Lion & The Cobra, and 25 years on, she still sounds like that girl with fire in her soul and a foot looking for an arse to kick on How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? Yes, anger has continually infiltrated her work, be it directed at her parents, the opposite sex or the Catholic church, but during the last 25 years, we have also come to know Sinead as a highly contrary artist...
- www.beat.com.au
2012-05-10
★★★★★
Release Date: March 6st, 2012 Sinéad O'Connor's is no stranger to controversy even in her old age; in the last few months she has attacked her national media by accusing them of anti-Sinéad sentiments, rather desperately pleaded on twitter for a husband, eventually got married and then they broke up in the same weekend (only to later patch it up)...
- absolutepunk.net
2012-03-26
★★★★★
It's in the uncomfortably enunciated album title: Sinead O'Connor's "comeback" record How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? is an attempt to both recalibrate her artistic identity and re-establish a relationship with her prodigal audience. It's the 45-year-old singer's most accomplished album in ages, for sure, though it might also be her straightest. The best song, for instance, is "4th And Vine," a boogie about marrying her love and how nice she's going to smell at the wedding...
- www.avclub.com
2012-03-15
★★★★★
Sinéad O'Connor's musical career and obvious talent has, unfortunately, been repeatedly overshadowed by provocative statements, a troubled personal life and attention-grabbing actions...
- www.state.ie
2012-03-12
★★★★★
It comes as something of a relief to be discussing Sinéad O'Connor on musical terms rather than personal, when considering the emotional upheaval she's suffered of late - not least a 16-day marriage and a Twitter meltdown. Yet it proves impossible to listen to How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? without thinking of those things - and O'Connor seems keen not to let us forget either. There are two sides - and possibly a third - to O'Connor the vocalist...
- www.musicomh.com
2012-03-06
★★★★★
Always as much trainwreck as firebrand, Sinéad O'Connor has returned from relative obscurity with a fresh round of tabloid headlines. Her recent marriage nearly didn't last as long as Kim Kardashian's suspiciously short nuptials (though they later reconciled) and her drug problems proved more humiliating, albeit less damaging, than Lindsay Lohan's...
- pitchfork.com
2012-03-06
★★★★★
After seeming to disappear for a few years, Sinéad O'Connor has recently become a gift to Google Alerts. There's been the on-off marriage to a drug counsellor she met on Twitter, two reported suicide attempts, and several bloggy splurges pertaining to her sex life for which the acronym "T.M.I." could have been invented. Her own, somewhat quaint description of this behaviour? "Acting batty". It would be a shame if How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? got lost in the online gossip...
- www.bbc.co.uk
2012-03-06
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