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Older Than My Old Man Now

Loudon Wainwright III

Older Than My Old Man Now

The Grammy award winning folk and blues stalwart returns with his latest collection of songs

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Proper
UK Release date
16/04/2012
US Release date
24/04/2012
  1. 10.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    An album of Americana for grown-ups. You don't have to be dead, or even on the slippery slope, to appreciate that it's a rather beautiful thing
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  2. 9.1 |   A.V. Club

    An exquisitely bittersweet meander through Wainwright’s cobweb-strewn psyche liable to leave listeners laughing through tears and crying through laughter
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  3. 8.0 |   Paste Magazine

    It’s his voice that shines through most clearly on these songs. Slightly deeper and more expressive in his sixties than it was in his twenties or thirties
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  4. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    This could well be the most entertaining autobiography you'll listen to all year
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  5. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Veteran raconteur celebrates early-late-life crisis in good company. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    It works, thanks to his bleak wit, his ability to match thoughtful lyrics against varied, mostly blues-based settings
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  7. 8.0 |   Spin

    Darkly amusing multigenerational affair ponders sex, death, taxing relationships
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  8. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Tackles serious topics with empathy and laughter
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  9. 8.0 |   The Scotsman

    Mortality weighs heavily on his mind even in the album’s lighter moments
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  10. 7.0 |   Blurt

    There is no denying that Wainwright has a true gift for turning heartbreak into brilliant folk rock
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  11. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    It's riveting stuff; here's hoping the story doesn’t end for a long time
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  12. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    A fine addition to the man's legacy
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  13. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Aging made engaging with help from guests. Print edition only

  14. 6.0 |   Q

    Despite moments of brilliance, at 15 songs long the self-obsession sometimes grates. Print edition only

  15. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    A sober yet wry meditation on impending death and testy relationships with his adult children, all four of whom guest
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  16. 6.0 |   The Independent

    Family has always been a significant theme in Loudon Wainwright's work, and never more so than here
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  • 3. Older Than My Old Man Now £0.99
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  • 6. All In A Family £0.99
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  • 11. I Remember Sex £0.99
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