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Paper Airplane

Alison Krauss and Union Station

Paper Airplane

Sixth studio album for the Grammy Award-winning bluegrass country singer-songwriter and Union Station

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
Decca
UK Release date
11/04/2011
US Release date
12/04/2011
  1. 8.0 |   The Independent

    The first Union Station album since 2004 is, as usual, something to treasure
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  2. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Paper Airplanes is another breath of fresh air from a now legendary band
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  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    A craftsman-tough album about decision times. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    Alison Krauss and Union Station have a marvellous chemistry as a band - and it's as impressive as ever on Paper Airplane
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  5. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Fans of Raising Sand and O Brother...will find much to love
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  6. 8.0 |   Uncut

    This is lovingly crafted string music with a 21st Century sheen. Print edition only

  7. 8.0 |   Q

    A soul-warming treat. Print edition only

  8. 8.0 |   Blurt

    Mining a well-chosen batch of covers from the pens of Richard Thompson, Peter Rowan, Jackson Browne, Tim O'Brien and Lori McKenna among others
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  9. 7.0 |   BBC

    Paper Airplane will take a couple of listens to really connect. But it’s certainly worth the effort
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  10. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    As usual, the virtuoso music shines without flashiness
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  11. 6.7 |   PopMatters

    Paper Airplane is sufficient, but doesn’t ever slip the bonds imposed upon it
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  12. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    If you’re a country music fan, you’ll love this album. If, like me, your hillbilly musical tastes lean toward bluegrass, you’re likely to forget this one
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  13. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Krauss’s chilled perfection rules the day, with the intimate Lie Awake and a solid reading of Richard Thompson’s Dimming of the Day among the highlights
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  14. 6.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    An uninspired selection of songs left me wishing Krauss had made a second album with Robert Plant instead
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  15. 6.0 |   The Digital Fix

    A subdued album that will please the faithful, but is likely to do little to convert newcomers, or keep the attention of those who found her through Raising Sand
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  16. 6.0 |   The Observer

    A set of well-flossed modern country where the picking, on dobro, banjo, guitar and mandolin, is exemplary, but the material routine
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  17. 6.0 |   Slant Magazine

    The record is so faithful to expectations that it plays out as somewhat rote
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  18. 6.0 |   Subba Cultcha

    Alison Krauss could sing satanic scripture and make it sound like the voice of god
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