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Our Blood

Richard Buckner

Our Blood

First album in five years from the alt.country singer-songwriter increasingly embracing electronica

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Merge
UK Release date
01/08/2011
US Release date
02/08/2011
  1. 8.0 |   Pitchfork

    The most concise, driven, and well-considered Buckner album in the last decade, his ruminative prose-poems becoming determined, last-chance exhortations
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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    An austere beauty. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    Excels in its cohesiveness and dedication to mood
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  4. 7.5 |   A.V. Club

    Our Blood isn’t likely to raise his profile much. But that’s okay. Buckner has other things on his mind
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  5. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    A lasting, resonant record
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  6. 7.0 |   Spin

    He creates wasted-night rhapsodies that demand you lean in close - however warily
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  7. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    This record may not be quite on the same level as his best country and experimental albums but ... serves as an ideal starting point for new listeners
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  8. 6.6 |   Paste Magazine

    While the album at times requires careful attention to fully attach to, it’s modestly flavored with a warmth and ease that naturally rings true
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  9. 6.5 |   Bowlegs

    The album does get a little dreary and repetitive, despite Richard’s expert musicianship
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