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So You Wannabe an Outlaw

Steve Earle & The Dukes

So You Wannabe an Outlaw

Sixteenth studio album from the alt.country singer songwriter is a homage to Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Warner Bros
UK Release date
16/06/2017
US Release date
16/06/2017
  1. 8.9 |   Paste Magazine

    More than a reclamation, Outlaw suggests the miles traveled imbue a more fluid application of his roots attack and tattered romanticism
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  2. 8.3 |   Gig Soup

    He’s just made one of the best albums of his career
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  3. 8.0 |   The Arts Desk

    The album’s frame of musical reference is wide
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  4. 8.0 |   The Observer

    Earle pays homage to the outlaws with a dozen fine originals
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  5. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    There is a persistent sense of loneliness in tracks such as the duet with Miranda Lambert, This Is How It Ends, or the full-on lachrymose You Broke My Heart and News From Colorado
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  6. 7.7 |   Pitchfork

    He sounds more energized and powerful than he has in years
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  7. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    A true album, each track flowing one to the next, aided by the overarching thematic outlaw country imagery recently resuscitated by the likes of Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson
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  8. 7.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    This is a solid Steve Earle record, never soaring to incredible highs or struggling to rise above the bottom
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  9. 7.0 |   Slant Magazine

    So You Wanna Be an Outlaw engages Steve Earle's past without ever sounding stuck in a rut
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  10. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    There's plenty here for Earle's faithful fans to enjoy, but this is definitely a notch below the consistently high calibre of earlier classic Earle albums like Guitar Town, Copperhead Road and I Feel Alright
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  11. 6.0 |   The Independent

    Steve Earle makes an impressive fist here of paying stylistic tribute to “outlaw country” pioneer Waylon Jennings
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  12. 6.0 |   Q

    He's doing what he does best - and that's better than most. Print edition only

  13. 6.0 |   Mojo

    It's truly wonderful to hear him having such fun making it. Print edition only


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