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Rolling Stone (p.68) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Suddenly, the band has blossomed into something more like the Band, with rich harmonies -- even when Bridwell just multitracks his own voice -- and fuller arrangements."Spin - "Still present, and lovely, are the lilting ballads, afternoon-delight AM gold, and keening boot-stompers, all delivered with a back-porch abandon..."Alternative Press - "[A] sonic step forward....Bridwell's vocals are glossier, while the album's rock arrangements are lush and complex."Billboard (p.59) - "[T]he stomping rhythm and mammoth chorus of first single 'Compliments' make it the most flat-out enjoyable track the band has ever recorded."Mojo (Publisher) (p.92) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "They're aspiring to lofty melodic standards, and on the lilting sing-along 'Older' and the earthy lo-fi contemplation of 'Evening Kitchen' they achieve them in timeless fashion."Clash (magazine) - "INFINITE ARMS sees the band, led by Ben Bridwell, drop many of their 'indie rock' pretensions for a more classic, rootsy American sound....INFINITE ARMS is their strongest album yet..."Uncut (magazine) (p.93) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[W]hile it sees Ben Bridwell leaving his lo-fi past behind, INFINITE ARMS is a neoclassic landmark that you'll need to get on vinyl."11.75219
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Mojo (Publisher) (p.96) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Primarily recorded in stadiums and arenas, the performances document Cohen's ability to bring a hushed intimacy to any venue regardless of size."Paste (magazine) - "A perfectly curated mix of old and new..."Uncut (magazine) (p.87) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[H]is smoky, weathered vocals and well-traveled musical stylings are as smoothly accomplished as ever..."11.75219
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Rolling Stone (p.116) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "BATTLE STUDIES is a real study in craftsmanship and understated guitar ninja-dom, and musos will thrill to Mayer's deconstruction of Robert Johnson's 'Crossroads.'"Entertainment Weekly (p.84) - "[A]n expertly calibrated study in soft-pedal confessionals, searching lyricism, and mildly groovy guitar licks."Billboard (p.32) - "[H]e marches into fresh stylistic terrain by sampling an anthemic U2 ambience on 'Heartbreak Warfare'..."Q (Magazine) (p.120) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "'Heartbreak Warfare' and 'War Of My Life' chug pleasantly along in their Police-lite way..."11.75219
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Paste (magazine) - "Springsteen reclaims his song that became Patti Smith's most commercially successful number 'Because the Night' with grace and brooding sensuality."Record Collector (magazine) (p.87) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he sound of 20 years of classic American pop filtered through one extraordinary performer....It's a fascinating insight into Bruce's habit of honing and tweaking his material, trying out all manner of variations."Uncut (magazine) (p.82) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[B]ig, bold, vibrantly coloured and laced with sweeping chorus hooks and towering middle eights. In a word, spectacular."11.75219
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Paste (magazine) - "Springsteen reclaims his song that became Patti Smith's most commercially successful number 'Because the Night' with grace and brooding sensuality."Record Collector (magazine) (p.87) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he sound of 20 years of classic American pop filtered through one extraordinary performer....It's a fascinating insight into Bruce's habit of honing and tweaking his material, trying out all manner of variations."Uncut (magazine) (p.82) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[B]ig, bold, vibrantly coloured and laced with sweeping chorus hooks and towering middle eights. In a word, spectacular."11.75219
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JazzTimes (p.48) - "[He is] capable of chilling single-note lyricism, like his solos on 'Somewhere' and 'You Go to My Head'....And he has invented enduring melodies..."Uncut (magazine) (p.79) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his set largely confirms the suspicion that the real genius of Brubeck's classic quartet was his featherweight altoist, Paul Desmond..."11.75219
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Record Collector (magazine) (p.97) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON saw him turn his attentions to soul and New Orleans-tinged R&B, while casting and eye over a country battered by Vietnam and Watergate..."11.75219
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Billboard (p.30) - "The overall sound quality is quite good and the otherworldly detachment in Johnson's voice as impressive as ever."11.75219
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Record Collector (magazine) (p.97) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "He adds an extra verse to the version of 'The Boxer' recorded by S&G..."11.75219
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Paste (magazine) - "The pair wastes no time getting down to business, busting out with 'Abducted' -- a roaring blend of frontwoman Madeline Follin's heartrending cries with an ethereal double-time accompaniment.Clash (magazine) - "'Rave On', with its gloriously undulating bursts of euphoric wall-of-sound pop, suggests there's a little more to this duo than simple indie club thrills."11.75219
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Rolling Stone (p.86) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "SIMPLE MATH is more intimate and more massive than Manchester's previous sets....Pop-metal strings magnify the personal details."Spin (p.73) - "[A]n old-fashioned magnum opus of a concept album, detailing a nervous breakdown with epic glam-rock gestures."Alternative Press (p.105) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "Simultaneously a symphony and a rock album in its purest form, SIMPLE MATH is a perfect interpretation of an imperfect young man's life, and hopefully just another brilliant chapter in the larger story Manchester Orchestra have yet to reveal."11.75219
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Rolling Stone (p.81) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Katy is even more relatable as a songwriter, crafting a dozen first-person club-life stories packed with tons of relatable detail..."Spin (p.78) - "[S]he sounds best when simply given the opportunity to sound young, understated, and cool."11.75219
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Rolling Stone (No. 987, p.130) - 4 out of 5 stars - "...Given Bush's protracted absence, the subtlety of her eighth studio offering seems particularly ballsy...."Mojo (Publisher) (p.96) - 5 stars out of 5 - "Kate Bush is the greatest living British artist in song and this is her masterpiece....It's all exquisitely sung, played and judged....And so few artists award themselves the freedom to roam around their imagination the way Kate Bush does."Mojo (Publisher) (p.58) - Ranked #3 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2005" - "[D]aring conceits, emotional nudism and neo-classical sonics culminated in a mood-altering crypto-Balearic trance-athon."Mojo (Publisher) (p.61) - Ranked #45 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "[A] filmic vision rendered in sound that demanded the listener's undivided attention..."11.75219
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Rolling Stone (p.63) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "WRECKING BALL is the most despairing, confrontational and musically turbulent album Bruce Springsteen....This is darkness gone way past the edge of town, to the heart of the republic."Entertainment Weekly (p.80) - "With an awesomely rootsy production style that recalls 2006's THE SEEGER SESSIONS, the album even sounds like a cross section of America, drawing from folk, gospel and hip-hop."Magnet (p.58) - "WRECKING BALL brims with loops, bats and other modern electro-rock production aesthetics..."Uncut (magazine) (p.65) - "WRECKING BALL features the bluntest condemnations of bankers and big business yet expressed by a star of Springsteen's magnitude."11.75219
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Rolling Stone (p.67) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "[It's] his most expansive and masterful record since the White Stripes' 2003 classic, ELEPHANT, full of brilliant songs about how love tears your body and soul to shreds..."Entertainment Weekly (p.109) - "[T]he nostalgia for simpler times works here....He's recruited pedal-steel players, harpists, and violinists for a set so vintage in style -- with nods to '70s country, '60s garage, classic rock, and the blues -- that it's sequenced to play on vinyl." -- Grade: BBillboard (p.28) - "BLUNDERBUSS is familiar enough to please the faithful, adventurous enough to forge a new path forward and satisfying enough to make fans realize anew just how much White has been missed."Q (Magazine) (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] concentrated shot of charisma, undiluted and intoxicating."Mojo (Publisher) (p.80) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he musical invention remains consistent throughout and gradually we emerge out of the thorny briar thicket of broken hearts and busted noses."Uncut (magazine) (p.66) - "[I]t's a surly, spiky piece of work....Love, clearly, is the brooding heart of the matter here, with protagonists trapped in a co-dependency of dark desire."11.75219
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Mojo (Publisher) (p.99) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ith the addition of some studio chatter both serious and salty, they're interesting fly-on-the-wall peeps at the album's evolution for fanatics."11.75219
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Billboard (p.28) - "[The] set is a mellow and relaxed affair, built around subtle arrangements and orchestrations that show off Botti's clarion tone and tasteful melodicism on a mixed bag of jazz and classical pieces."11.75219
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