▁Pet rid is ▁of ▁The ▁Guardian ▁also ▁noted ▁Holland ' s ▁" gen u in ely ▁aston ishing ▁performance " ▁and ▁said , ▁" The ▁lyr ics ▁contained ▁the ▁occas ional ▁hint ▁of ▁h istr ionic ▁gau chen ess ▁– ▁' the ▁cancer ▁of ▁love ▁has ▁e aten ▁out ▁my ▁heart ' ▁seems ▁a ▁pretty ▁mel od ram atic ▁way ▁to ▁say ▁you ▁got ▁dump ed ▁– ▁but ▁more ▁often ▁they ' re ▁strik ingly ▁pre co cious : ▁' Un certain ▁Sm ile ' s ▁brilliant ▁drawing ▁of ▁a ▁confused ▁relationship , ▁' The ▁Tw il ight ▁H our ' s ▁pain fully ▁accurate ▁dep iction ▁of ▁self - ob session ... ▁More ▁striking ▁still ▁is ▁the ▁ease ▁with ▁which ▁Johnson ▁mar sh als ▁a ▁k ale idos cop ic ▁array ▁of ▁musical ▁influ ences ▁into ▁something ▁coh er ent ▁and ▁unique . ▁Qu ite ▁aside ▁from ▁Holland ' s ▁bo og ie - wo og ie ▁piano , ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁Soul ▁Min ings ▁seven ▁tracks , ▁you ▁various ly ▁hear ▁folk ▁f idd les ▁and ▁accord ion , ▁the ▁po pping ▁bass lines ▁of ▁contemporary ▁fun k , ▁pun ishing ▁industrial ▁be ats , ▁electron ics ▁derived ▁from ▁New ▁York ' s ▁then ▁current ▁club ▁music ... ▁But ▁Soul ▁M ining ▁never ▁sounds ▁dis joint ed , ▁never ▁feels ▁like ▁an ▁exercise ▁in ▁smart - ale c ▁show bo ating : ▁Johnson ' s ▁song writing ▁holds ▁its ▁dispar ate ▁elements ▁tight ly ▁together ." ▁He ▁concluded , ▁"