Rolling Stone - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he sound's kaleidoscopic. 'Home With You' is a whispered piano-ballad rap with a shout out to the album's Biblical namesake..." Rolling Stone - Included in Rolling Stone's "The 50 Best Albums of 2019" -- "She reconstructs what she's called the 'ornate birdcage' of her sound -- A blend of orchestral elements and chamber pop with trap beats and R&B production." Spin - "[A] stirring exploration of heartbreak and tabloid-press paranoia reflected through the biblical motif of Mary Magdalene....twigs' most conceptually ambitious songwriting to date." Billboard - "Draped in lucid, shimmering sonics, Magdalene lays heartbreak newly bare." NME (Magazine) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "Sonically, it's impressive and huge like an echoing grand hall, though Barnett wields her voice like a stealthily weapon. Aching pain seeps from every note." Paste (magazine) - "'Holy terrain' showcases an entirely different side of FKA twigs altogether. It's a mainstream pop track that rivals the best of the chart-toppers at the moment." Clash (Magazine) - "MAGDALENE is the musical extension of this drive for self-possession. Twigs seems happy for it to operate on one level as an unabashed break-up album, lanced through with regret and words left unsaid..." Clash (Magazine) - "Almost every track on MAGDALENE is built upwards from a simple piano line, hammering home the impression of someone delicately yet decisively knitting themselves back together after coming undone."