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7.0
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Independent on Sunday
It's unlikely to repeat White Ladder's success, but the relief of not having to try to write another "Babylon" is tangible
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6.0
15512
6.0 |
Mojo
His world-weary timbre remains the focus. Print edition only
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6.0
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6.0 |
Q
He's getting more interesting with each release. Print edition only
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6.0
16501
6.0 |
PopMatters
David Gray’s self-loathing moment of pure, unabashed misery
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6.0
15422
6.0 |
The Guardian
Sounds as if Gray is alone with his guitar in the wee hours, whispering into a handy microphone. But if we've heard it all before, it doesn't mean Foundling isn't high-quality adult-pop
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6.0
15442
6.0 |
The Irish Times
It sounds like Gray is still trying to find the right balance between reliability, originality and commerciality; this is a solid enough compromise
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6.0
15463
6.0 |
Evening Standard
Foundling is not without its highlights: the folksy skip of Only The Wine nods at Bob Dylan, while When I Was in Your Heart is as strange and seductive as he's sounded in years
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6.0
15469
6.0 |
Daily Telegraph
Understated arrangements focus attention on his charcoal-toned voice and thoughtful lyrics
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6.0
15420
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Half of it sounds like Paul Weller's Wild Wood. But, and this is the truth of the album, it's all very well done for what it is
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4.0
15421
4.0 |
The Independent
The most satisfying track is the simplest, "Forgetting", whose spare piano chords conceal the best line, about "your smiles at the wake and your tears at the wedding"; otherwise, it's fairly grim going
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4.0
15471
4.0 |
musicOMH
He does what he does very well, and fans will buy Foundling in droves. For anyone else though, this is pretty hard going
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