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8.0
31499
8.0 |
The Guardian
Yields its pleasures slowly – at first listen, it felt like a letdown – but once revealed, they're indelible
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8.0
31519
8.0 |
Mojo
With very few exceptions, there's a real sense of unity throughout this album. Print edition only
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8.0
32213
8.0 |
The Digital Fix
Uplifting even when it's plaintive and sorrowful, this is a blinding return. More please
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8.0
32301
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
Equal parts Byrds, Beatles and Burritos, this kicks away the cobwebs nicely
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7.0
31812
7.0 |
musicOMH
Here's proof that these old mainstays still have songs to sing, and repeated listens to the album reveal flashes of greatness just below the straightforward exterior
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7.0
32057
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Bear-hug harmonies envelop ringing guitars and strings
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7.0
32808
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Many of the songs here remind us of the Jayhawks’ heyday. The few missteps, however, also remind us that they’ve fallen somewhat short of fully capturing that spirit
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rave Magazine
The Jayhawks’ brand of rural rock is still powerful and evocative
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6.7
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6.7 |
A.V. Club
Takes into account 15 years of musical growth on the part of both men
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6.0
33626
6.0 |
The Irish Times
The much-vaunted band reunion of songwriters-in- chief Olson and Louris stumbles as they try to rediscover their synthesis of pop and country
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6.0
31507
6.0 |
Uncut
Previously, The Jayhawks were an amalgm of Bob Dylan and The Beatles. Now, they carry echoes of late-period Byrds. Print edition only
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6.0
31513
6.0 |
Q
Places them right back in the hazy glow of a Laurel Canyon sunset. Print edition only
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5.6
32702
5.6 |
Paste Magazine
Suffers most in the songwriting, which too often relies on soft hooks and indistinct details that never quite add up to conflicts or characters
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5.0
32460
5.0 |
PopMatters
The Jayhawks’ return is a loaded moment full of expectations, but this album’s undone not by the weight of history, but by its own weight
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5.0
31497
5.0 |
BBC
Friends reunited for nostalgic celebration; sparks don’t fly
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5.0
32347
5.0 |
Uncut
A dark, neurotic rock sound, and songs which eschew traditional structures in favour of a maelstrom of harmonies, Beatles strings and pernickety picking
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4.0
31493
4.0 |
The Independent
This is as drab a set of songs as Gary Louris and Mark Olsen have come up with, full of so-what lyrics harnessed to weak, unengaging melodies, and delivered as limply as the Queen's handshake
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