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10.0
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Spill Magazine
If there is one country album you listen to this year it needs to be Send A Prayer My Way. Julien Baker and TORRES are at the top of their game here
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9.0
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Slant Magazine
On their first album as a duo, the singers reclaim the honky-tonk music they grew up on
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8.0
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musicOMH
Confidently playing to the strengths of its creators, this collaborative work is built on undeniable chemistry
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The result is as brilliant a record you could hope for from two of the current generation’s finest songwriters
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8.0
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Rolling Stone
Indie singer-songwriters write their own stories into the genre on the excellent Send a Prayer My Way
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8.0
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Exclaim
TORRES and Baker's music elevates our shared experience to a level of catharsis akin to sitting on the stoop, sharing a lone dart with a friend as the sun goes down on another long day
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8.0
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DIY
A resounding testament to resilience and tentative hope
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8.0
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Dork
A heart-bursting record that underlines the power of unity in a fractured world. A must-listen
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8.0
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The Irish Times
Darkness and light combine impressively on a beautiful LP on which two talented musicians coexist in harmony
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8.0
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The Guardian
The two deep south songwriters ditch country’s rhinestones for a personal, defiant reframing of the genre’s tropes
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8.0
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All Music
As they reclaim the sounds of their roots on Send a Prayer My Way, Baker and Torres bring out the best in each others' music
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8.0
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The Independent
The Tennessee duo are faithful to country’s traditions while also delivering songwriting about queer love, addiction and anxiety
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7.3
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7.3 |
Spectrum Culture
Send a Prayer My Way sounds more like the twinkly, pastoral indie-folk Baker makes than the dramatic engaging bubblegum grunge Torres makes, but it’s still a step far enough away from either body of work that it hits you like a breath of fresh air
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7.2
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Sputnik Music (staff)
A hooting and hollering good time
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7.1
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Pitchfork
The two singer-songwriters embrace their Southern roots for a country collaboration. Their folksy depictions of queer love are charming, but the album’s moments of humor and homage can fall flat
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7.0
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7.0 |
Uncut
"Dirt" and gentle gut-wrencher "Showdown", on which Baker takes vocal lead, boast the same sparse, clear-eyed lyricism of her 2021 album Little Oblivions, while Scott's earthy alto is the perfect foil, whether campfire storyteller or wisecracking sidekick. Print edition only
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6.8
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6.8 |
Beats Per Minute
The album is pleasant in every way you could want it to be, but it’s also a few truck stops short of their best and most memorable work
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6.7
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6.7 |
Northern Transmissions
In general, the album lacks defiant stories with cultural counter-punches. And aside from a few exceptions, Prayer lacks the riffs and big choruses needed for dependable airplay
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6.0
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6.0 |
Far Out
As Julien Baker and Torres put on their cowboy hats for Send A Prayer My Way, something doesn’t connect
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
A gentle, spartan album overflowing with straight-forward songs and harmony vocals, which evoke Emmylou Harris as much as Margo. Print edition only
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6.0
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6.0 |
NME
The two songwriters’ collaboration album is a refreshing exploration of new territory for them, even if it doesn’t always connect
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Observer
The Boygenius star and singer-songwriter Torres find the perfect vehicle for their pained and defiant storytelling
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