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Look Up

Ringo Starr

Look Up

Twentyfirst album from the former Beatles drummer is a country record produced by T Bone Burnett and featuring guest appearances from Alison Krauss, Larkin Poe, Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Decca
UK Release date
10/01/2025
US Release date
10/01/2025
  1. 10.0 |   Spill Magazine

    The pacing is perfect and the end result is one of Starr’s strongest albums in his career
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  2. 8.0 |   All Music

    Who knew Starr and Burnett would make such a great team? And who else hopes they'll try this again?
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  3. 8.0 |   Clash

    His wheelhouse has always been in conveying emotion, profound sincerity and of course his stellar storytelling, and ‘Look Up’ is the perfect showcase for him to do that
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  4. 8.0 |   Record Collector

    It’s undoubtedly another example of a late flowering from a major artist
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  5. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    New county album is full of the charm and camaraderie that's always made him so lovable
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  6. 7.0 |   Paste Magazine

    While an undemanding record that never strays far from paths well-trodden, Look Up has unmistakably received the Starr treatment
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  7. 7.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    Starr doesn't aim for anything too fancy, but his love for the genre comes through. His warmth helps make the album a little more than it could have been
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  8. 6.3 |   Pitchfork

    Making good on his legacy as the Beatles’ resident cowboy, the former Fab Four drummer teams up with T Bone Burnett on a solo album steeped in classic country
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  9. 6.0 |   Far Out

    Look Up is technically sound, but the focal point fails to deliver on the key aspects that help us lean towards country music. We end up with a shell of a record, missing out on humility and depth. It’s not a terrible album to listen to, but there are much better out there
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  10. 5.6 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    If Ringo’s playing around at somebody else’s rodeo, may be we can all just be happy that he can still ride
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