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10.0
70646
10.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
I believe in songs, including those under three minutes in length. I believe in songwriting, and songwriters, and Songwriter Music. I believe in Rock Music, and Guitar Music at large
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8.0
69915
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It’s almost certainly the most consistent LP that Owens has released in either of his incarnations in terms of the quality of his songs as well as stylistically
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7.9
69721
7.9 |
Earbuddy
Immediately likeable, and it has a lot of very different tunes, any of which will likely strike a chord in fans of pop music
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7.0
69718
7.0 |
musicOMH
If Owens can just focus on exactly what he wants to achieve, the results could be very special indeed
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6.7
69754
6.7 |
Pitchfork
He's a unique artist who surely has more great music in him, but Owens' work will always be a balancing act, getting the shading and contrast just so
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6.7
69875
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
A New Testament makes for a comforting, occasionally gorgeous listen if you can set aside your preconceptions
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6.7
69877
6.7 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Succeeds because it showcases backward-facing storytelling and incontrovertibly catchy vintage American music
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6.0
69904
6.0 |
Q
For converts only. Print edition only
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6.0
69762
6.0 |
Exclaim
Owens' sophomore solo full length is an album full of easy and catchy little ditties, fully ensconced in the American country and gospel musical tradition with very little reinterpretation
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6.0
69763
6.0 |
DIY
Whilst a fun record, there’s only one issue remains, the fact that it’s often hard to connect with something so unabashedly honest
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6.0
69773
6.0 |
NME
The ex-Girls man leaves misery behind on misfiring second solo album
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6.0
69719
6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Neither this album nor Lysandre really hold the universal pop appeal of Girls’ output
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6.0
69720
6.0 |
The Music
Sweet, almost saccharine, but Owens is endlessly endearing
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6.0
69722
6.0 |
The Guardian
There’s a passion and honesty here, an uncompromising desire to follow his own vision
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5.0
69781
5.0 |
A.V. Club
For all its talk of hearts and affection, A New Testament barely has a pulse
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5.0
69792
5.0 |
All Music
He gets credit for being an odd bird willing to take strange chances like this even when they don't fly
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5.0
71554
5.0 |
PopMatters
Christopher Owens has lost some of his defining qualities as an artist by stamping his own name on his music
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4.0
69784
4.0 |
Under The Radar
This is the sound of a blog and critics' darling cashing in on his street cred to make an album about as unhip as they come
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