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Singer's Grave A Sea of Tongues

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy

Singer's Grave A Sea of Tongues

Latest offering from lo-fi alt.folk singer-songwriter Will Oldham consists of reworkings of old material and two new songs

ADM rating[?]

6.9

Label
Domino / Drag City
UK Release date
22/09/2014
US Release date
23/09/2014
  1. 8.1 |   Paste Magazine

    It’s all very inspirational stuff, not without its complexities and, at times, futility
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  2. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Hard to know if he's upbeat or down, but enjoyable either way. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Not easy to get through for those who shy away from looking into the abyss. But for those who relish in dark nights of the soul, there are few better choices this year
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  4. 8.0 |   The Music

    This is a beautiful BPB record that fans and newcomers alike will embrace
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  5. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Here, the arrangements are much more fleshed-out, ditching the minimal acoustic guitar for a full Americana band, complete with pedal steel, fiddles, banjos, and backing vocals
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  6. 7.0 |   All Music

    Oldham’s intentions behind re-recording these relatively recent songs are puzzling, but the curious nature of the album is just another chapter of the mysterious, and in this case highly enjoyable saga of Bonnie "Prince" Billy
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  7. 6.9 |   Pitchfork

    Oldham tweaks the lyrics and song titles here and there to fit these new, peppier arrangements
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  8. 6.0 |   Q

    As ever, you end up feeling there's method somewhere in the madness. Print edition only

  9. 5.0 |   God Is In The TV

    His stripped-down clarity has been replaced with several layers of refined talent, and will keep his fans uniformly disposed until his more formidable self returns
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