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10.0
142058
10.0 |
The Guardian
With existential lullabies and ritualistic stomps, tear-jerking odes and ballads worthy of Sinatra, US indie’s steadfast storyteller makes a wonderfully unhurried double album his best yet
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9.0
142054
9.0 |
Uncut
These 16 ineluctably lovely songs are his most personally reflective for some time. they're also among his most structurally straightforward. Print edition only
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8.1
142070
8.1 |
Pitchfork
McCombs’ songwriting is in top form on his latest LP. Beneath the effortlessly classic-sounding rock and soul, his music offers a fascinating tangle of character studies, mythic layers, and barbed humor
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8.0
142055
8.0 |
Mojo
There are startling moments: the title track’s D&D blues-rock, for example, The Groundhogs doing The Tempest in a nasty basement; or Juvenile’s ice-rink keyboards, McCombs ennobling and mocking adolescence (“You suck/I suck/Primus sucks”). Print edition only
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8.0
142056
8.0 |
Record Collector
An album of layered, witty and fully felt elisions. Print edition only
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8.0
142061
8.0 |
Far Out
The album is a sepia-toned serving of smooth nostalgia, arguably at its best when it leans into the reverie with a riff that calls upon a relaxed stroll
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8.0
142230
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The highlights deserve to be ranked amongst McCombs finest achievements so far
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7.7
142073
7.7 |
Paste Magazine
The Bay Area-born troubadour’s 11th album treats memory as malleable, letting roots and self entwine in wry, unpredictable ways
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7.5
142072
7.5 |
Spectrum Culture
As a statement of McCombs' range and artistic prowess, it’s an impressive collection. As a singular listening experience, it tends to be a bit much
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7.0
142057
7.0 |
All Music
Offering a little something for everyone in the McCombs fandom, Interior Live Oak is both a little more moving than the wry songwriter's typical output and a little on the long side, although it may be just the thing for a contemplative Sunday afternoon
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6.6
142059
6.6 |
Northern Transmissions
His best work finds a melody and swims with it; here, too many songs tread water. Interior Live Oak is as much an exhibition of McCombs’s range as it is a reminder that range alone isn’t enough
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