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8.0
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8.0 |
The Guardian
Ritter's directness is emotionally devastating
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8.0
51675
8.0 |
The Irish Times
What underpins the album is Ritter’s unashamed, here-it-is vulnerability
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8.0
51689
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
He sets his bruised but unbowed soul against a stark musical backing and rediscovers the power of keeping it simple. Beautiful
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8.0
51696
8.0 |
Mojo
Happy or sad, these are fine songs. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
PopMatters
The album stands as an impressive document of Ritter’s journey through an emotional storm
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8.0
52882
8.0 |
Q
Divorce rarely sounded so appealing. Print edition only
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7.0
52038
7.0 |
No Ripcord
Little in the way of variation, but when there is the results are dazzling
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7.0
51734
7.0 |
All Music
Beast in Its Tracks, written in the wake of his divorce, treats the situation with anger, warmth, despair, humor, honesty, and most importantly, empathy for both of its subjects
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7.0
51695
7.0 |
Uncut
An unflinching diary of love lost. Print edition only
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6.8
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6.8 |
Pitchfork
Forgoes the expansive arrangements of Ritter's previous albums in favor of scaled-back arrangements that emphasize a few instruments interacting directly with each other
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6.0
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6.0 |
Entertainment.ie
This slow burner of an album may not be for everyone but should appeal to fans of folk and Americana
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5.6
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5.6 |
The AU Review
Comes across as a little too blasé and samey and anything but a ‘beast’. There’s not really enough light and dark with all the songs starting to blend into one another on repeated listens
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