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9.1
102358
9.1 |
A.V. Club
As the title implies, Brandi Carlile’s sixth studio album is about deriving strength from forgiveness and gratitude. But the lovely, languid folk songs on By The Way, I Forgive You also offer nuanced looks at life’s everyday complications
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8.9
102802
8.9 |
Paste Magazine
Brandi Carlile has always aimed high. On By the Way, I Forgive You, she aims higher than ever before, this time with her best songs and exquisite production on her side
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8.0
102360
8.0 |
All Music
By the Way I Forgive You is a different beast than its predecessor, a record with more texture, shade, and ambiguity: it is clearly the work of a maturing artist and it's all the richer for it
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8.0
102351
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
Across the 10-track LP, the folk-tinged singer belts with gusto, whether offering nostalgic, harmonized forgiveness on album opener "Everytime I Hear That Song" or a shoulder to cry on with anthemic ballad "The Joke"
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8.0
102352
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
By the Way, I Forgive You frames Carlile’s gnarled roots-rock and folksy storytelling in grand orchestral arrangements
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6.9
102353
6.9 |
Pitchfork
Carlile’s sixth LP is a move toward her prestige era, a moment when she’s expected to reconcile the warring parts of herself for a growing audience
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6.0
102361
6.0 |
Uncut
The album's best tracks are those where Carlile strides beyond the confines of orthodox pop-country. Print edition only
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