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Acid Country

Paul Heaton

Acid Country

First solo outing since 2008's The Cross Eyed Rambler from the long-standing indie pop singer-songwriter and ex-Beautiful South leader

ADM rating[?]

5.8

Label
Proper
UK Release date
13/09/2010
  1. 8.0 |   Mojo

    He shows no sign of losing his touch. Print edition only

  2. 7.0 |   BBC

    While Acid Country never matches the heights of The Beautiful South’s output, it has just enough ebullience within to make this a decent stop gap before what will hopefully be a full-scale return to form
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  3. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    Country in name and ostensibly in sound and style, but it's really just the musical dressing in which Heaton cloaks his usual bittersweet – or just plain bitter – vignettes and satirical sociopolitical barbs
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  4. 6.0 |   Q

    Acid Country might some day be seen as the day his creative fired reignited. Print edition only

  5. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Acid Country stands unashamed beside Heaton’s finest work
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  6. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Thoughtful and provocative lyrically, but laboured musically
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  7. 5.0 |   musicOMH

    A part-frustrating, part-inspiring, slightly-disappointing overall piece of work
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  8. 4.0 |   The Digital Fix

    For his second post-Beautiful South solo album, Heaton has produced a meandering, middle of the road record with no bite and only a small amount of charm
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