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9.0
134428
9.0 |
American Songwriter
These stories resonate with strength and an irrepressible spirit few other artists can summon. Williams’ ability to persevere over issues that would sideline lesser talents and create music this impressive is a testament to the vitality of her rock ’n’ roll heart
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8.0
134423
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
From the opening chords of 'Let’s Get the Band Back Together', the new album is a life-affirming opus
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8.0
134427
8.0 |
Exclaim
Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart is brash, loud, triumphant, and quintessentially Williams — her perseverance in the face of adversity is truly inspiring, and these stories are tales to live by
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8.0
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8.0 |
Uncut
There's little on her 16th album to suggest it's anything other than business as usual. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
musicOMH
After the twin maladies of a stroke and a tornado, her 16th album is a triumphant return, an uplifting listen and a valuable addition to her magnificent catalogue
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8.0
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8.0 |
PopMatters
Like Neil Young, Kurt Cobain, Buddy Holly, and others before her, Lucinda Williams proclaims allegiance to ROCK on Stories From a Rock n Roll Heart
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8.0
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The Observer
The Americana pioneer delivers a rousing set with a little help from A-list friends including Bruce Springsteen
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8.0
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The Irish Times
Powerful and painfully honest
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7.7
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7.7 |
Pitchfork
The masterful singer-songwriter offers her lightest most earthbound record in years, finding newfound inspiration in the sweetly silly sound of barroom rock’n’roll
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7.5
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7.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Despite a string of personal setbacks over the last three years, Williams doesn't intend to burn out. She feints at that “one final song,” but sings as if many more will come through
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7.0
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7.0 |
Slant Magazine
The Americana legend’s 15th album feels like a triumph against the odds
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7.0
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7.0 |
All Music
Stories From a Rock 'n' Roll Heart isn't the triumphant return some might have hoped for, but for its flaws, it shows Williams hasn't lost her spark or her determination to create, and this may not be a great album, but it suggests she has it in her to make another great one somewhere down the line
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
As it swivels between rock hymns like the Boss-backed New York comeback and country laments like Jukebox, it becomes a primer for newcomers, not a unified statement on a par with 2020's raw Good Souls Better Angels or the landmark Car Wheels On A Gravel Road. Still, it is a triumph that this exists at all. Print edition only
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