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			8.0
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				8.0 |  
				American Songwriter
			
			
				A prime example of heartland rockers in an Everyman guise, ever-engaged troopers determined to rally the masses and reflect their resolve. They may rail against a skewered situation, but they keep to a sure-footed sound while carrying the cause forward
				
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			8.0
			126065
			
				8.0 |  
				Mojo
			
			
				There is plenty going on: doomy folk blues; sparse Woody Guthrie-esque folk; slow, sad Sweet Refrain and The Levee On Down. There's also passionate, pissed-off, rousing country rock. Print edition only
				
				
			
		 
		
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			8.0
			126066
			
				8.0 |  
				Uncut
			
			
				A rich, impassioned set of songs. Print edition only
				
				
			
		 
		
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			7.3
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				7.3 |  
				Spectrum Culture
			
			
				Combining frustration and peace, protest and thankfulness, Son Volt expresses a range of immediate and broader concerns
				
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			7.0
			126067
			
				7.0 |  
				Paste Magazine
			
			
				Leader Jay Farrar still honing his craft on band’s 10th album
				
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			7.0
			126063
			
				7.0 |  
				PopMatters
			
			
				A lot of what you’ve always loved about the band. They give you melodies that are perfect for dark, cramped clubs. At the same time, Farrar provides thought-provoking lyrics. This album isn’t a scathing indictment of American society. Rather, it poses questions that are well worth considering.
				
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			7.0
			126064
			
				7.0 |  
				All Music
			
			
				As on Union, Electro Melodier sounds more like the work of a commentator than an activist, but he has something to say and he says it with intelligence and eloquence. As his hero Woody Guthrie proved ages ago, that's no small thing
				
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