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Plastic Bouquet

Kacy & Clayton

Plastic Bouquet

Collaboration between Canadian duo Kacy & Clayton and New Zealand singer-songwriter Marlon Williams recorded in 2019 in Saskatoon, Canada

ADM rating[?]

7.8

Label
New West
UK Release date
11/12/2020
US Release date
11/12/2020
  1. 9.0 |   American Songwriter

    There’s no better example of that fusion than on the tracks “Devil’s Daughter” and “Your Mind’s Walking Out,” two well-paced example of how the harmonies reinforce the melodies’ tones and textures
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  2. 8.0 |   Paste Magazine

    They sound like they’ve been singing together all their lives—as if Anderson and Linthicum somehow stumbled upon a third cousin in a faraway land. Here’s hoping the distance doesn’t stop them from doing this again and again and again
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  3. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    In its entirety, the collaborative effort is compelling; Plastic Bouquet is the furthest thing from a plastic collection
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  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Each of these three artists brings out something new in the others, prodding them slightly out of their comfort zones. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Linthicum's guitar adds texture and twang, as the interplay between the trio delivers their Plastic Bouquet close to country perfection. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Vinyl Chapters

    Soulful, wise and impeccably crafted, Plastic Bouquet is a quietly devastating record of emotional explosions simmering beneath soothing, beguiling and tender moods
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  7. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    For the most part, Plastic Bouquet has a much stronger country influence thanks to the involvement of Williams with tracks like ‘Old Fashioned Man’ and ‘I Wonder Why’ making you swear you heard them somewhere before, a very long time ago
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  8. 7.0 |   Pitchfork

    Both vocally and narratively, Anderson and Williams have found a songwriting partner to push them in unconventional directions. Plastic Bouquet feels like the kismet of finding a kindred spirit halfway across the world
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