| Spiritual Appliances | ||||
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| Released | February 22, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Folk/Pop | |||
| Length | 61:56 | |||
| Label | Shanachie Records [1] | |||
| Producer | Sara Hickman | |||
| Sara Hickman chronology | ||||
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Spiritual Appliances is an album by the American singer-songwriter Sara Hickman, released in 2000. [2] [3]
The album was produced by Hickman. [4] It was recorded in Austin, Texas. [5]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
The Austin Chronicle wrote that "there are songs built from the basic beginnings of an acoustic guitar and the singer singing sweetly that end in a near roar, while other tunes lead a chorus of whistlers through a pleasant bit of sentimentality and later, even a lush string section." [7] Exclaim! thought that "all 13 tracks of the bright, airy, jangle pop have a rootsy edge and are full of memorable hooks." [8] The Boston Globe wrote that the "singer-guitarist keeps her wry edge for most of the 13 songs on her self-produced album, rarely lapsing into the too sweet, too poignant, or too gooey." [9]
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