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10.0
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Mojo
A masterpiece of melancholia
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10.0
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10.0 |
The Guardian
On his first album in seven years, Beck keeps the quality control extremely high as he surveys mid-50s malaise in the wake of divorce
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9.0
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9.0 |
DIY
Spellbinding stuff
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9.0
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9.0 |
NME
The chameleonic alt-pop star returns to the fold with the musicians behind ‘Sea Change’ and ‘Morning Phase’, resulting in similarly masterful melancholia
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9.0
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9.0 |
musicOMH
Final part to the deeply heartfelt trilogy of albums in response to his divorce is wondrous and uniquely uplifting
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9.0
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9.0 |
XS Noize
A truly great album
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9.0
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9.0 |
Louder Than War
It’s a sound that speaks to those in psychic pain, although the message is not necessarily comforting
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8.0
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8.0 |
Dork
Beck’s orchestral return makes heartache inviting without smoothing it away, though the songs sometimes settle for a beauty the arrangements work harder to achieve
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8.0
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The Irish Times
This is not just Beck Hansen’s best album in years. It might also be his darkest. Is this the real Beck, the man behind the slacker mask?
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8.0
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8.0 |
Clash
There is still wonder in his music, only now it comes from refinement rather than reinvention
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8.0
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8.0 |
Exclaim
Ride Lonesome doesn't just serve as a fitting end of a trilogy: it's moving and inventive enough to make fans pine for the next instalment in what is is hopefully a long series
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8.0
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8.0 |
Rolling Stone
He returns to the gorgeously forlorn folk of records like Sea Change on his first new LP in seven years
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8.0
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Uncut
The restless artist returns to the comfortable sadness of Sea Change and Morning Phase
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8.0
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Record Collector
Catharsis comes in a closing duo, If You Don’t Know What Love Is and Beyond The Light, that makes Ride Lonesome the perfect companion for those dark nights of the soul
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7.5
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7.5 |
Northern Transmissions
A stripped-down return to his folk-inspired roots that sounds familiar
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7.3
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7.3 |
Beats Per Minute
Ride Lonesome puts Beck firmly into the saddle – let’s hope he’s defying expectations next time
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7.0
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7.0 |
No Ripcord
While many of the orchestral flourishes on Ride Lonesome do not feel as impactful as those on past albums, they still serve as a reminder that Beck can lend even his more nondescript moments a sense of refinement
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7.0
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7.0 |
Far Out
Hurt and hope prevail on an intimate outing
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7.0
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7.0 |
Spill Magazine
He seems to double down on the great works of Petty and Dylan, connecting Ride Lonesome to a greater lexicon of melancholic and thoughtful songs that walk the line between folk and roots-based rock
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7.0
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7.0 |
All Music
This branch of Beck’s discography is more like a genre unto itself, a particular type of melancholy that grows deeper as its starting points become more nostalgic with time
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7.0
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7.0 |
Slant Magazine
Beck’s return to folk-rock is frequently beautiful, even as it produces diminishing returns
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6.7
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6.7 |
Paste Magazine
The LA shapeshifter ditches the pop proclivities of his last album for a reunion with the musicians behind Sea Change and Morning Phase
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6.0
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6.0 |
Pitchfork
The blues sound a little gray on Beck’s new album, a spiritual sequel to Morning Phase blending country-folk songwriting and gently psychedelic West Coast rock
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5.3
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Spectrum Culture
Ride Lonesome is the opposite of Mutations, which communicated a thing or two about being downcast but was never plodding. Here, Beck neglects one of his main strengths, which is to be musically daring
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