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10.0
17720
10.0 |
The Guardian
Wyatt offhandedly whistles his way through Round Midnight, plays movingly muted trumpet on Lush Life, and comes close to Louis Armstrong's Wonderful World for gratefully dazzled simplicity
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9.0
17473
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A fully realised project in which the trio bring out the best in each other and in the songs
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9.0
18601
9.0 |
PopMatters
For a little while, at least, the world sounds wonderful again
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8.0
18515
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Another Wyatt album to make you cheer his consistent high standards
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8.0
19461
8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
For the Ghosts Within provides another oddly-shaped window into the labyrinthine mind of Robert Wyatt, nearly as vital in its own way as Shleep or Rock Bottom
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8.0
17474
8.0 |
The Independent
There's a languid exoticism about Atzmon's sympathetic-string drones
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8.0
17685
8.0 |
Mojo
The trio's idiosyncratic musical template proves particularly flexible. Print edition only
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8.0
17688
8.0 |
Uncut
Quite a shape-shifter
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8.0
17690
8.0 |
Q
Wyatt continues to be full of delightful surprises. Print edition only
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8.0
17706
8.0 |
musicOMH
The fact that he manages to breathe new life into melodies as overplayed and hoary as What A Wonderful World or as complex and beautiful as Lush Life is triumph enough in itself
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8.0
17913
8.0 |
Blurt
Chestnuts like "Laura," "What's New" and "In a Sentimental Mood" get new life from this trio, along with pieces associated with Wyat
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7.7
18033
7.7 |
Clash
Leave it to Wyatt to craft a record that simultaneously celebrates and criticizes the limits of the traditional
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7.5
19003
7.5 |
A.V. Club
It’s lush, yes, and frequently beautiful, but there’s also something subtly unsettled about these songs
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7.5
19341
7.5 |
Prefix
The album is best served when listeners have time to peel this intriguing onion and examine its layers. There's plenty to explore
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7.5
19357
7.5 |
Prefix
The album is best served when listeners have time to peel this intriguing onion and examine its layers. There's plenty to explore
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7.0
17839
7.0 |
NME
Wyatt's vocals are as doleful as ever and 'What a Wonderful World' is a perfectly wry kiss-off. Print edition only
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7.0
17714
7.0 |
NME
For two men famed as political firebrands, Robert Wyatt and Israeli anti-Zionist and saxophonist Gilad Atzmon certainly make a beautiful noise together
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6.0
17767
6.0 |
The Digital Fix
Had four of the infinitely weaker rehashings been removed, and the remaining songs been released as a mini-album, this could have been the finest thing that Wyatt had created for years. Sadly, you’re left with a deep feeling of “Robert, if only …”
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6.0
17790
6.0 |
BBC
Having moved into the position of being a beloved national treasure status, Wyatt remains at his best when he’s facing forwards rather than looking back
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5.0
19942
5.0 |
Rave Magazine
It sounds like Wyatt had some fun recording sessions with pleasant results, but they don’t amount to a fulfilling album
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