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10.0
58920
10.0 |
Mojo
May be Callahan's most beguiling album yet
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9.1
58974
9.1 |
A.V. Club
This is Callahan at his most elemental
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9.0
58917
9.0 |
Bowlegs
If you are willing to let him take you on a journey, it’s one you’ll revisit for life
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9.0
58919
9.0 |
Uncut
Among Callahan's very best. Print edition only
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9.0
61547
9.0 |
No Ripcord
On Dream River, he doesn’t seem bound by any borders, geographic or temporal, he’s simply tapped into concepts that are distinctly human -- relatable on every level, to any person, during any set time period
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8.6
59236
8.6 |
Beats Per Minute
Dream River is as evocative a record as he’s ever made and that’s saying quite a lot
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8.5
59324
8.5 |
The Quietus
Nearly 25 years into his career Callahan is making music as thoughtful and robust as ever, and damn, it's good to have him around
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8.5
58968
8.5 |
Pitchfork
He challenged himself to make a more subdued record where the only percussion comes from hand drums and brushes, but he’s challenging himself thematically, too
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8.5
59187
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Musically, Dream River sticks calmly to understated Americana, generally managing to pull off Lambchop’s neat one-inch punch trick – seemingly effortless and gentle, only to echo with far more drama and beautifully powerful resonance.
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8.0
59380
8.0 |
PopMatters
While Bill Callahan might be the focus of the album, a lot of praise goes to Matt Kinsey, whose guitar on the bluesy “Spring” or constantly mobile “Ride My Arrow” could have single-handedly carried those tracks if needed to.
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8.0
60171
8.0 |
Q
Imagery and music intertwine elegantly on Small Plane and The Sing and if it's not up there with Callahan's very best work, Dream River still runs deep. Print edition only
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8.0
58915
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
With each release it becomes clearer that Callahan is the natural successor to Leonard Cohen (yup, that good)
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8.0
58909
8.0 |
The Observer
Callahan is even better – his voice deeper, his hand steadied by years of operating, and his words now functioning as though synchromeshed with the music
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8.0
58911
8.0 |
The Independent
Pastoral metaphors predominate
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8.0
58950
8.0 |
NME
Something sinister lurks in the depths of Dream River
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8.0
59037
8.0 |
Paste Magazine
Callahan has used his art to make sense of the world, and in turn helps us make some sense of it, too
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8.0
59088
8.0 |
Spin
Flows from one track to the next, with a similarity of tempo that makes it play like eight movements of one 40-minute son
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8.0
59091
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
He started out a genius, but he became a professional, a trait never as clear as on Dream River
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8.0
59104
8.0 |
Clash
Represents another exercise in genius songwriting and production from the Maryland native
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7.0
58977
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
His music is loose and rustic, his writing skirts the heart of the matter instead of bulldozing into it
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7.0
59353
7.0 |
All Music
With Dream River, fans already know what to expect from the man lyrically, and it can't be argued with qualitatively. When you place those lyrics in the context of something so subtly adventurous musically, the result is both engaging and seductive
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6.0
58984
6.0 |
Time Out
A very coherent, listenable album somehow lacking in emotional peaks and troughs
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6.0
58913
6.0 |
musicOMH
One of the most uneven and unsatisfying in recent memory from Callahan
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6.0
58906
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
When the voice, the story, the music and the piece come together it feels like a great record. It is a great record, at times. But when the elements don’t quite chime it suffers
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6.0
58916
6.0 |
The Skinny
Dream River isn't without its high points, but it adds little to his songbook
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5.0
58907
5.0 |
Under The Radar
While the songs on Dream River aren't what anyone would consider pedestrian, they don't feel particularly daring or weighty
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