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Gold Past Life

Fruit Bats

Gold Past Life

Seventh album from Eric D. Johnson's indie folk band and first for Merge records

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Merge
UK Release date
21/06/2019
US Release date
21/06/2019
  1. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Deftly avoiding the pitfalls of nostalgia, Fruit Bats' Gold Past Life takes stock of life from the vantage point of middle age and charts a path forward with hope and no little circumspection, without once feeling sorry for itself
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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Youthful folk-rock tendencies are sacrificed for Wilco's mature Americana, as on "Only Dream Would Breathe," while additional late-Beatles flavours enhance "Barely Living Room," and "The Bottom Of It" adds hints of Jeff Lynne. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   All Music

    Nostalgic throughout, yet often more affectionate than bittersweet, Gold Past Life represents another consistently strong set from Johnson, one with melodies and sentiments that linger
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  4. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    Gold Past Life is dreamy and colourful, but poignant nonetheless
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  5. 7.0 |   Paste Magazine

    Gold Past Life’s material spans years, but the record breezes by its 39-minute duration. Time flies when you’re mulling over your life choices
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  6. 6.0 |   Q

    Upbeat dream therapy. Print edition only


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