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8.0
107045
8.0 |
Clash
It’s a lengthy, beautiful work, and undoubtedly a late career high from one of the most important, courageous songwriters in the country
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8.0
107046
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
Paul Weller has always made records that sound like fresh starts, but True Meanings feels like a new beginning
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8.0
107047
8.0 |
The Irish Times
A welcome return to form and focus
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8.0
107057
8.0 |
Mojo
Almost flawless record. ... It alights on an entirely new air of depth and fascination, in keeping with its author's age and experience. Print edition only
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8.0
107058
8.0 |
Uncut
His most sonically consistent album in years. Print edition only
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8.0
107059
8.0 |
Q
Anyone ever touched by the likes of English Rose or Fly will find much to cherish here. Print edition only
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8.0
107126
8.0 |
All Music
Weller isn't wallowing, he's meditating upon love, loss, and hope as he enters his sixties
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8.0
107129
8.0 |
Evening Standard
It’s an album that earns its longueurs - and one that makes you quite happy it’s autumn again
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8.0
107158
8.0 |
The Observer
A gently introspective set
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8.0
107271
8.0 |
Record Collector
This is the sound of a man comfortable in his skin, acknowledging the past while making pertinent expressions about the here and now
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8.0
107327
8.0 |
musicOMH
The impression of True Meanings is that of a wistful but sharply observed set of reflections, inspired by Weller reaching his seventh decade perhaps but retaining a fiercely beating and slightly restless heart just beneath the surface
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7.5
107128
7.5 |
A.V. Club
Forty-plus years into his career, the Modfather has once again ripped up his own playbook—and released a singular album
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6.6
107095
6.6 |
Paste Magazine
A striking display of his range as a writer and performer. If it was inevitable that he would someday end up here, it’s also no surprise that he arrived in style
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6.0
107118
6.0 |
NME
After a burst of forward-thinking creativity, this dewy-eyed collection finds the Modfather back in pastoral mode
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6.0
107048
6.0 |
The Independent
An interesting, if not transcendent, addition to the Weller canon
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6.0
107192
6.0 |
The FT
An album of acoustic rock with folk influences, a music evocative of campfires and rustling leaves
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6.0
107333
6.0 |
Spectrum Culture
A songwriter moving gracefully into his autumnal years
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