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The Million Things That Never Happened

Billy Bragg

The Million Things That Never Happened

Latest release from Essex-born political activist and singer-songwriter produced by Dave Izumi and Romeo Stodart

ADM rating[?]

6.9

Label
Cooking Vinyl
UK Release date
29/10/2021
US Release date
29/10/2021
  1. 8.0 |   American Songwriter

    Taken in tandem, The Million Things That Never Happened ranks as one of Bragg’s most thoughtful efforts, no small accomplishments considering the remarkable records that came before. As both an activist and observer, Bragg can’t be bettered
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  2. 8.0 |   Mojo

    An intimate, thematic country-blues-rock set. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Nearly 40 years since his debut album, it’s heartening that Billy Bragg is still here, still documenting this often mystifying world in his own inimitable fashion
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  4. 7.9 |   Paste Magazine

    Singer’s latest is his most reflective album in a career stretching for nearly 40 years
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  5. 7.0 |   Clash

    A charming, timely return
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  6. 7.0 |   Uncut

    He's honest about uncertainties both personal and political. Print edition only

  7. 6.9 |   Spectrum Culture

    Billy Bragg's at a point where he still has the drive to speak into the political climate while maintaining the wisdom to look inward. Though as calm as his music is, he sees that the world's just as much of a mess as ever, and he's willing to get down in the muck, at least a little
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  8. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    It’s a rueful elegy for all the pandemic’s irrevocable losses
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  9. 6.0 |   NME

    The singer-songwriter's 13th album is a mellow and empathetic antidote to the chaos and confusion of modern life
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