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8.0
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The Guardian
Its gloom is potent and pervasive, and, while you're mired in it, A Letter Home doesn't seem like a baffling act of wilful perversity
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8.0
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The Observer
Lo-fi production values and rudimentary instrumentation (it's mainly just Young and his guitar, with the occasional flash of harmonica or piano) make for an intensely intimate set
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8.0
66047
8.0 |
Q
It's a curious artefact for sure, but it casts a unique spell. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
State
A rewarding insight into his character and inspiration, it may also prove to be a defining moment in the latter part of an exceptional career
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7.5
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7.5 |
A.V. Club
Young and White have managed to make an album that’s absolutely useful with a recording process that is absolutely central to that use
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7.0
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musicOMH
Some will find A Letter Home something of a gimmick and it’s hard to see it being anything other than a peripheral addition to his substantial catalogue
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7.0
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7.0 |
Spin
One of his strongest sets in a long time
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The Music
As intimate a portrait of Young as you’d ever get
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7.0
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Uncut
Illustrates that vagaries of sound quality can sometimes enhance the drama of a record, and rarely undermine the potency of a good song. Print edition only
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Rolling Stone
In its perverse way, A Letter Home is one of the most enjoyable records Young has made this century
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6.3
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6.3 |
Pitchfork
The crackling whistle that introduces "Needle of Death" speaks much more strongly to the life-changing power of music than any extra-musical project ever could
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6.0
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6.0 |
Independent on Sunday
It is both ridiculous and oddly moving
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
His latest is a lo-fi affair. Print edition only
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The FT
The decrepit recording technology makes a kind of sense too, giving lyrics about loss and impermanence a fragile, tenuous quality
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6.0
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Evening Standard
All the songs have been recorded “better” elsewhere but if you have a secret yearning for the acoustic qualities of the bottom of a budgie’s cage, then this is for you
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6.0
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PopMatters
A solid entry in Young’s huge catalog, but also one of his more successful experiments
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5.8
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Consequence Of Sound
As baffling as it is intriguing, and it’s tough to imagine Young gives a shit about what you or I think of it
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5.0
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5.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Be it a bad joke, a big mistake or simply wild misjudgement the truth remains: no matter the quality, good songs sung well always win the day
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Arts Desk
Young does make a decent fist of classics like Dylan’s “Girl from the North Country” and Willie Nelson’s “Crazy”
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