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10.0
140419
10.0 |
Mojo
Foxes In The Snow – a shoo-in for Isbell’s seventh Grammy – has already set the bar for best Americana album of the year. Print edition only
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9.0
140420
9.0 |
Uncut
These songs should reach and endure far beyond their context, as they're extraordinary even by Isbell's standards. Print edition only
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8.4
140502
8.4 |
Paste Magazine
With grace, Isbell throws back the curtain on first solo studio album in a decade. It’s roots music at its purest: nothing but the sound of his voice, memories, melodies and guitar, all captured over the course of a five-day wake at Electric Lady Studios in New York
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8.2
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8.2 |
Northern Transmissions
This album is another great addition to his growing canon of songs
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8.1
140531
8.1 |
Spectrum Culture
The Jason Isbell of Foxes in the Snow may be positioned as a midlife sage, but he still looks forward, grappling with recent heartbreak while making sense of possibilities to come
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8.0
140533
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
I get the feeling he could very easily do the big-hat, big-truck anthemic thing if he wanted
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8.0
140474
8.0 |
All Music
Jason Isbell is a singer and songwriter who is never afraid to do the work to make his music something special, and even when he's performing in stripped-down fashion, he delivers great songs and the commitment to make them special. Anyone who questions that hasn't heard Foxes in the Snow
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8.0
140498
8.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
It’s as simple as it is beautiful, and serves as a perfect reminder that while I hope Isbell goes back to a more collaborative approach in future endeavors, even on his own the end results can be truly stunning
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8.0
140421
8.0 |
Exclaim
While popular music has embraced a period of maximalism, Isbell recalls the romanticism of a pared-down approach, effectively making the staying power of his lyricism the focal point
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8.0
140432
8.0 |
PopMatters
Given Jason Isbell’s track record as a songwriter, it’s no surprise that a completely stripped-down album turns out to be one of his best
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8.0
140442
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
Earnest and quietly distraught, the album is the musician’s most starkly realized effort
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7.3
140453
7.3 |
Beats Per Minute
The best parts of Foxes require you to empty your head of Isbell, to ignore the circus he has unfortunately but undoubtedly become
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7.0
140440
7.0 |
musicOMH
One of the sharpest songwriters of his generation presents stark, lived-in storytelling and a performance that feels immediate and improvisatory Jason Isbell is one of the most powerful voices in modern Americana
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6.0
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6.0 |
The FT
The singer-songwriter sings expressively and produces intricate patterns from strumming and picking
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6.0
140422
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
A few lyrics on the album are so unguarded, so vulnerable, and so candid that they reinforce Isbell's songwriting bravery
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