" 1901" was released in the UK on 9 March 2012 as the album's fourth and final single. The song is a cover of the song by English indie rock band Cherry Ghost and peaked at number 33 in the UK. " People Help the People" was released as the album's third single on 28 October 2011. The song covers a track by English indie pop group The xx and peaked at number 50 in the UK. " Shelter" was released as the second single from the album on 3 June 2011. The cover reached a peak of number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. " Skinny Love" was released on 30 January 2011 as the first single from the album, which was a cover of a song by American indie folk band Bon Iver. Rolling Stone critic Jody Rosen was more critical, panning the album as "the most boring music ever recorded by a teenager" and concluding, "No one so young should have such flawless taste in Quality Indie Rock, or sound this bummed out." Singles James Lachno of The Daily Telegraph wrote that the album "consolidates the buzz with more sparse, affecting covers, and a lone original track that is adequately folkish, but for now Birdy remains a novelty." Chris Conaton of PopMatters wrote that Birdy "proves that she can really sing but appeal may depend on how much enjoy desperate, aching piano ballads, because there are a lot of them here." Duncan Gillespie of NME dismissed the album as "an album of wet-indie covers". While praising "Birdy's simple piano/guitar arrangements and her own sweet voice", The Guardian 's Caroline Sullivan found the album to be "pleasant but pointless". Hermione Hoby of The Observer praised her covers of "Skinny Love" and "Shelter", while noting that the self-written track "Without a Word" "suggests she might become even more than just a startling voice." has found herself very quickly touted as one of the brightest up-and-coming talents in the UK," Andy Baber of MusicOMH wrote. "With a voice that defies her tender years, Birdy. which points to a great future" for the singer. AllMusic's Jon O'Brien wrote that "this stripped-back collection of lesser-known hits and album tracks reads like a who's who of lo-fi hipster indie rock", praising Birdy's "youthful and fragile" voice and concluding that "thanks to her haunting tones and a tasteful yet compelling production, it impressively avoids being the try-hard affair you'd expect." The BBC's Nick Levine called the album a "clever covers set. At Metacritic, the album received a score of 61 out of 100, based on 10 critics.
Uhhh.Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scoresīirdy received lukewarm reception from critics.
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