Joan Armatrading
Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. Her first major commercial success came with her third and fourth albums, Joan Armatrading (1976) and Show Some Emotion (1977), and she continues to play live and record studio albums. A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Armatrading has also been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection in 1996.
How Critics See Joan Armatrading
Chorus pulls the clearest critic-consensus signals out of this discography: the highest-rated record, the tightest agreement, the sharpest split, and the best place to start.
How Did This Happen and What Does It Now Mean
2024
Highest ChoruScore in this discography at 59/100 across 5 reviews.
Joan Armatrading's How Did This Happen and What Does It Now Mean opens with a question that frames the record's mix of reflection, resistance and retro-pop craft. Across four profe...
How Did This Happen and What Does It Now Mean
2024
Best balance of score, review depth, and critic agreement for a first listen.
Joan Armatrading's How Did This Happen and What Does It Now Mean opens with a question that frames the record's mix of reflection, resistance and retro-pop craft. Across four profe...
