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8.1
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8.1 |
Paste Magazine
He doesn’t miss a beat, doling out material that highlight every facet of his still-underrated talent
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8.0
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8.0 |
The FT
Prine, 71, has survived two bouts of cancer and sings in a lower, thicker fashion than the nimble style of old
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8.0
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The Irish Times
There are 10 tracks, many cowrites, but each a recognisable shade of Prine’s oeuvre
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Independent
Prine’s stance has stayed askew. Yet these songs are solid like good chairs you can settle into for a while
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8.0
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8.0 |
Uncut
Prine's playful wit is best captured in "Egg & Daughter Nite, London Lincoln Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone)." Print edition only
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8.0
103790
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
His first album of originals in more than a decade has all the qualities that have defined him as one of America's greatest songwriters
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8.0
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All Music
A potent reminder that his remarkable skills as a songwriter and his rough-hewn excellence as a singer haven't failed him yet
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7.6
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7.6 |
Pitchfork
The songwriter’s first album of new music in 13 years is wise and economical. At 71, John Prine is a virtuoso at understatement, finding the joy in the mundane, and writing about what it means to be alive
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7.0
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Spectrum Culture
Prine knows who he is, what he wants, and how to talk about it, and The Tree of Forgiveness delivers all of that
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7.0
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7.0 |
PopMatters
With strains of both seriousness and goofy charm, this Prine album demands repeated spins: it makes you reflect and grin, often at the same time
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
It's a warm and heartfelt album. Print edition only
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6.0
103803
6.0 |
Record Collector
Lovely closing track When I Get To Heaven, is an OAP’s reflection on a life well lived and what the future holds. Long may he run
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