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9.0
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Exclaim
From the empathetic lyrics to the innovative eclecticism, Margo Price has stitched a musical coat of many colours with Strays. And it's a perfect fit for this troubled age
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9.0
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PopMatters
Strays shows Margo Price’s willingness to try new things and seek new ways of experiencing the world, and her strong talents as a musician and a human being
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8.0
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Uncut
With this devastatingly personal song cycle, Price completes her transformation from retro-country preservationist to anything-goes auteur. Print edition only
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8.0
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Mojo
Even amid the ashes of her past, it seems, Margo Price keeps burning ever more brightly. Print edition only
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8.0
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All Music
Everything changes with "Lydia" and "Landfill," a pair of searching, nocturnal, neo-folk songs that serves as a kind of epilogue at the end of the album, concluding Strays on a somewhat uneasy note that is ultimately a sign of Price's confidence: Sometimes a melancholy finale suits a good time
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8.0
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The Guardian
The Nashville star brilliantly rattles through country, psych and Patti Smith-style poetic rock’n’roll on a fourth album that creates a feeling of wild landscapes
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8.0
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American Songwriter
Price breaks down any barriers left around her on this record to great appeal. In just 10 songs, she manages to tell a lifetime of stories that are captivating from start to finish
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8.0
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Clash
A remarkable talent, this is an album to cherish
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8.0
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NME
With psychedelic rock sensibilities and wholehearted lyricism, Price’s fourth album hits on the human experience where it hurts
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8.0
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Under The Radar
Like fellow establishment country stray Jason Isbell, Price makes a move here from a more traditional country sound to instead draw on the tradition of rock greats who could tap into the most earnest feelings of humanity and turn them into roaring musical exhilaration
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8.0
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Rolling Stone
Price finds ways to effectively and subtly tease out different shades from her longtime versatile band, the Price Tags.
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8.0
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The Observer
Adding sobriety and southern rock to her repertoire, this true American survivor is the real deal
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8.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
Margo Price moves from self-mythologizing origin stories to reflections on troubled relationships to compelling character studies
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7.8
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Paste Magazine
A surge of rock ’n’ roll guides the country singer’s soul quest on third studio album
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7.7
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Spectrum Culture
Coloring outside the lines of country, not caring what anyone else thinks, Price engages by telling the truth and making her best album yet
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7.4
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Pitchfork
Embracing cosmic empathy and some welcome collaborations, the Nashville songwriter’s fourth album bursts with easy confidence and kind, stoic wisdom
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7.0
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Beats Per Minute
It’s a reminder that though Price may still be fleeting between different sounds and styles with varying levels of success, when she finds one that suits her, the results are unparalleled in their power
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6.0
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Slant Magazine
Just as 2017’s All-American Made ended with its sobering title track, the final two songs on Strays close out the album on a slow, downbeat note
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6.0
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The FT
The singer collaborates with Jeremy Ivey on an album of porous influences and guest stars
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