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Many Colored Kite

Mark Olson

Many Colored Kite

Second solo album from one of the founding members of Americana band The Jayhawks

ADM rating[?]

6.1

Label
Rykodisc
UK Release date
10/01/2011
  1. 8.0 |   BBC

    We should congratulate him for a unique experience – a loved-up slice of Americana
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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Lovely, understated songs. Print edition only

  3. 7.0 |   All Music

    A worthy and brave album that finds Mark Olson continuing to find new ways of sharing what life has taught him through his music
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  4. 7.0 |   Slant Magazine

    Many Colored Kite is resolutely marked with sure signs of experience and skill
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  5. 6.7 |   A.V. Club

    If Olson really wants to open people’s eyes to the boundless wonders of life, he might do well to remember God’s gift of melody
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  6. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    He's in lo-fi mode here, with the sound dominated by acoustic guitar and his strained voice
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  7. 6.0 |   Q

    There's nothing to diminish his status as a nearly great American songwriter. Print edition only

  8. 2.0 |   Mojo

    His generic jog-along folk-country sound is inoffensive. Print edition only


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