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9.0
139048
9.0 |
Clash
NEW
If there are fans who aren’t into this solo album, that’s OK, you still have his 2006 ‘Solo Guitar’ album to listen to, but for those of us who are into ‘White Roses, My God’ there is plenty to engage with. Grief has never sounded so captivating
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8.6
139059
8.6 |
Northern Transmissions
NEW
A brave undertaking; perhaps a new beginning; certainly a triumph
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8.0
139058
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
NEW
'White Roses, My God' could not exist without what Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker shared
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8.0
139049
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
NEW
While the former Low singer avoids plumbing the deepest wells of his grief, its presence is impossible to miss
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8.0
139050
8.0 |
Exclaim
NEW
Sparhawk's distinctive vocals and guitar are nowhere to be found, replaced by a voice, or often voices, that are treated with Auto-Tune to a degree where age and gender are dissolved
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8.0
139051
8.0 |
Under The Radar
NEW
White Roses, My God is a glance at Sparhawk’s musical sketchbook that’s somehow both unrehearsed and constructed with care, enjoyable and unknowable, as transient as it is profound. It may be somewhat unexpected in form, but its compelling content should come as no surprise
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8.0
139052
8.0 |
Mojo
NEW
A difficult record for many reasons, but an ineffably beautiful one, too. Print edition only
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8.0
139053
8.0 |
Record Collector
NEW
Look for signs of grief if you must, but Sparhawk's return is a dramatic adventure on any terms. Print edition only
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8.0
139054
8.0 |
Uncut
NEW
It may surprise some, and disappoint others, but this is a record that ultimately finds Sparhawk turning pain into a kind of spiritual beauty. Print edition only
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7.7
139055
7.7 |
Beats Per Minute
NEW
Sparhawk crafts a set that diverges from Low’s aesthetic – veering in a more pop direction while plumbing the intersection of entertainment and art – though there are tonal, lyrical, and energetic overlaps
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7.0
139056
7.0 |
All Music
NEW
He's as present and raw beneath the computer voice as he's ever been, but with these darkroom synth tracks, Sparhawk makes his audience work a little harder to locate him
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7.0
139057
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
NEW
An often compelling experiment, but it’s hard not to suspect that its bold, often inscrutable excursions into alien territory ultimately undersell Sparhawk’s immense gifts as a musical communicator
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