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8.8
47334
8.8 |
Paste Magazine
By opening up, by giving a glimpse into the heart behind those heart-stopping melodies, Newman’s written his best songs in nearly a decade
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8.0
47269
8.0 |
All Music
As accessible as it is rewarding, and as refreshingly idiosyncratic as it is revealing
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8.0
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8.0 |
Prefix
This isn't looking to revive Gallagher & Lyle or Gordon Lightfoot but instead you can hear Newman weaving influence into his own aesthetic
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8.0
47932
8.0 |
DIY
Musically he's at his most confident
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7.6
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7.6 |
Beats Per Minute
Yet another gift from an uncommonly literate musical mind
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7.5
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7.5 |
A.V. Club
It’s the rare adult album that isn’t a self-indulgent bore
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7.5
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7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Mixes high-gloss production with some newfound paternally morbid heft to its lyrical content
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7.3
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7.3 |
PlayGround
A work that lets us know where A.C. Newman stands spiritually and musically; whetting our appetite for what he might be cooking up with his main band
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7.2
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7.2 |
Bowlegs
With his New Pornographer comrade Neko Case bolstering the harmonies, and the production feeling like a warm stream of 70s FM, Newman’s latest is a touching and joyful pop record
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7.0
47239
7.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Shut Down the Streets is no doubt a flawed record, but the more I listen to it the more I see not just A.C. Newman the preternaturally gifted power-pop auteur in its failures and its successes but also Carl Newman the person, more relatable than he has ever been before
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7.0
47240
7.0 |
Slant Magazine
Continues to spotlight Newman's talents as a cerebral balladeer
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7.0
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7.0 |
Under The Radar
As is the case with all of Newman’s work, there are plenty of surprises here, many of which reflect the surprises of the death and birth of loved ones
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7.0
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7.0 |
PopMatters
Shut Down the Streets essentially sees Newman acting his age to a degree, though you could say this is part of a gradual descent into quieter music that began with the New Pornographers’ Challengers
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6.8
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6.8 |
Pitchfork
Streets finds Newman opening up like never before, but it's ultimately stymied by a lack of nerve
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6.0
47237
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
A strange beast and one that will fall victim to that option that destroys the album sequence as we know it: shuffle. Fortunately, the high points are so high that they warrant a listen, even a purchase of the record as a whole
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Digital Fix
A minor joy
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6.0
47805
6.0 |
Uncut
A decent songwriter whose songs never quite ignite. Print edition only
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
Forensically constructed, sad-eyed pop. Print edition only
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6.0
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6.0 |
Q
Here's how music can bring the biggest subjects in life to life once again. Print edition only
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