Reviews for '' Love in Motion '' were mostly positive . Tom Cardy of '' The Dominion Post '' called the album " near faultless " and gave it a rating of five-out-of-five stars , commenting that " Moa 's risky decision ... to follow her own path ... was the right one . " '' The Nelson Mail 's '' Nick Ward praised the " slightly tough " album , putting it " up there with her best work . " Scott Kara of '' The New Zealand Herald '' called the album " diverse and interesting , " and gave it four out of five stars . '' Amplifier '' 's Jo Tindling compared the work with that of Ladyhawke , and called it " different from her other work but ... her voice is still as tender and sweet as it ever was " . Simon Sweetman from '' North & South '' described the album as " an almost understated collection of love songs – possibly Moa 's strongest effort . " The '' Bay of Plenty Times ' '' Kristin MacFarlane said that " Anika Moa fans ... certainly wo n't be disappointed " . Vicki Anderson of '' The Press '' complimented Moa 's lyrics , writing , " Whoever coined the phrase ' heart on sleeve ' must have had Moa in mind . " She concluded , " '' Love in Motion '' only serves to confirm my belief that Anika Moa is one of New Zealand 's best songwriters . " However , Graham Reid from Elsewhere wrote that " it is ... a lot of very personal love being revealed and explored here and some will doubtless find that introspective nature and narrow wavelength less appealing than what has preceded it . " The '' Otago Daily Times ' '' Shane Gilchrest gave '' Love in Motion '' three stars , saying that Moa " ends up playing it a bit too safe . " James Thompson from the '' Waikato Times '' commended " the power of the lyrics " , but said that " regrettably , '' Love in Motion '' will not be ... a hugely successful album . " '' Love in Motion '' won the Best Female Solo Artist award at the 2010 New Zealand Music Awards , beating '' Holy Smoke '' by Gin Wigmore and '' Humour and the Misfortune of Others '' by Hollie Smith . It was also nominated for the awards of Album of the Year and Best Pop Album , which were both won by Wigmore 's album
2010 New Zealand Music Awards
2010 New Zealand Music Awards
Love in Motion (Anika Moa album)