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9.0
12014
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A really amazing album. Incredibly honest, very human, emotionally brave, musically coherent, with moments of real poetry. Thoroughly recommended, with a tear in the eye
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8.5
13703
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Beats Per Minute
Matthew Houck’s got the kind of voice that can’t be seamlessly woven into just any type of song...It’s a voice that works best with music that aspires to be timeless, worn, and above all American
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8.2
12155
8.2 |
Pitchfork
Here's to Taking It Easy is a great record, but I feel like Houck's best is still in him
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8.0
11738
8.0 |
Mojo
As befits a wandering man, there are many paths open to Hoouck: the laid-back porch minstrel, the polished country star, the out-there longhair, and beyond. On this evidence, he's incapable of takinig a wrong turn. Print edition only
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8.0
11739
8.0 |
Q
Print edition only
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8.0
11740
8.0 |
Uncut
A bold record steeped in Neil Young's 'Doom Trilogy' and the rich sounds of classic rock
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8.0
12241
8.0 |
No Ripcord
It’s an album with nothing to scoff at and a lot to relax to
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8.0
12310
8.0 |
The Sunday Times
The crack in Houck’s voice has been designed to express regret and despair, so we get plenty
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8.0
12536
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
A must for those who love Iron & Wine, Neil Young, Dylan's radio show and Gene Clark
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8.0
12702
8.0 |
NME
Print edition only
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8.0
12779
8.0 |
The Guardian
An album that constantly mixes tragedy with beauty, but ends with hope
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8.0
13557
8.0 |
State
The more you listen to Here’s To Taking It Easy, the more it gets under your skin. An album to soak up while sipping whiskey in the twilight as the dog snores at your fee
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8.0
12473
8.0 |
The Independent
While previous Phosphorescent albums have effectively been solo efforts, there's more of a band feel
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7.0
12222
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
It’s a celebration, a straightforward exploration of maturity through Southern, rueful ears
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7.0
12134
7.0 |
PopMatters
Although he may be used to working with more components now than just his voice and guitar, Houck refuses to let that extra instrumentation muddle his sound
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6.5
12104
6.5 |
Bowlegs
There’s often a sense that you’ve heard these tracks before
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6.0
11737
6.0 |
The Skinny
More buoyant than almost anything Houck’s released before, but the highlights occur when he reverts to type
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6.0
12459
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A potential problem on Here’s to Taking it Easy is that – for the most part - it sounds like undiluted country music
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6.0
12264
6.0 |
The Irish Times
If you want a fantasy hybrid of Neil Young, Flying Burrito Brothers, Flaming Lips, Will Oldham and Gene Clark, odds are that Phosphorescent will be the prime candidate
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6.0
12505
6.0 |
Evening Standard
A preponderance of songs about love going awol, although this record will break no one's heart. Much more interesting are the African-style enchantment of Hej, Me I'm Light and the Neil Young cut with Wilco lament Los Angeles
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