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Revelation Road

Shelby Lynne

Revelation Road

Album number eleven from the Grammy Award-winning country / pop singer-songwriter

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Everso
UK Release date
17/10/2011
US Release date
18/10/2011
  1. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    A set of songs strong enough to have benefitted from an outside ear. Rick Rubin? Next time
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  2. 8.0 |   BBC

    It seems safe to assume that the works of Gillian Welch, and the later albums of Johnny Cash, were on high rotation during its gestation
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  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

    The emotion lies in the details of this soul-deep song cycle. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Blurt

    The finest work she's done at least since 2000's game-changing I Am Shelby Lynne. The songs are intensely personal, her singing has never been more consistently on point, and the arrangements are sparse yet densely evocative
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  5. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    All 11 songs here showcase Lynne’s ambition and control
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  6. 8.0 |   Mojo

    There's no stress in her voice, a soft, soulful instrument that draws the listener in with seemingly minimum effort. Print edition only

  7. 8.0 |   Q

    There's a welcome 60s pop feel to the material. Print edition only

  8. 6.0 |   Slant Magazine

    Like so many other albums of its ilk, quickly establishes a pleasant midtempo shuffle and sticks to it for the bulk of its running time
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  9. 6.0 |   Spin

    Her third self-produced, self-released record in less than two years, is checkered with sweet-and-salty Americana
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  10. 6.0 |   The Observer

    Stand-out, "Heaven's Only Days Down the Road", addresses an early trauma when her father murdered her mother before killing himself; a courageous, arresting piece
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