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9.1
94504
9.1 |
Gig Soup
Finn depicts the joys, sorrows, and a few laughs concerning growing up in love, with love, and deep down what we all really want
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9.0
94244
9.0 |
God Is In The TV
Simply fantastic
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9.0
94282
9.0 |
American Songwriter
Smiles may be hard to come by on We All Want The Same Things, but flat-out songwriting excellence is in plentiful supply
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8.5
94685
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
He’s becoming an elder statesman of rock n’ roll the right way - sharpening his tools, tempering the volume, continuing to illuminate truth in ever more personal and profound ways
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8.2
94284
8.2 |
Paste Magazine
There’s still no substitute for the adrenalizing power of the Hold Steady at its best, but the nuance of Finn’s solo songwriting, and the subtler sense of musical adventurism he has come to embrace on his own work, make these songs essential, too
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8.0
94197
8.0 |
Uncut
Maintains his novelist's eye for detail throughout. Print edition only
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8.0
95177
8.0 |
Under The Radar
With We All Want the Same Things, we are equipped with a Craig Finn View-Master and couple of damn fine musical interchanges, and it really doesn't take much more than that
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8.0
96286
8.0 |
Punk News
Craig Finn is one of the most beloved songwriters of the past decade, so it's nice to finally hear him find his solo sound
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8.0
94332
8.0 |
The Guardian
A deeply personal work from a master storyteller
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8.0
94240
8.0 |
The Skinny
Confirms his status as one of American music’s best storytellers, in the same mould as Leonard Cohen or Lou Reed
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7.8
94297
7.8 |
Pitchfork
No longer sounding like stripped-down Hold Steady songs, Finn's latest solo album is the accomplished work of a wise songwriter—mournful, musically layered, and full of empathy
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7.5
94336
7.5 |
A.V. Club
His third and best solo album
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7.0
94200
7.0 |
Slant Magazine
The way an album feels matters, and this one feels comfortable—and self-possessed in a way that his other solo albums aren't
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7.0
94273
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
It might just be that this line of work suits him better than The Hold Steady, these days
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6.7
94340
6.7 |
Earbuddy
Unremarkable but good. If you’re a Finnatic, then you’re going to love this album despite any criticism
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6.0
94399
6.0 |
Exclaim
Finn's solo work still provides some stories worth hearing
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6.0
94404
6.0 |
DIY
This collection is his most fully-realised to date
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6.0
94236
6.0 |
PopMatters
Most listeners know what they’re signing up for with Finn at this point
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6.0
94198
6.0 |
Q
Sometimes let down by a ploddy production. Print edition only
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6.0
94199
6.0 |
Mojo
The breathing space elevates those words. Print edition only
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4.0
94295
4.0 |
The Independent
It’s all a bit depressing, and not helped by the plodding music, which sags back into plonking piano quadruplets and dissatisfying, baggy sax, leavened by the occasional squall of guitar
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