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I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive

Steve Earle

I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive

Latest album from the country rock singer-songwriter and political activist produced by T-Bone Burnett

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6.9

Label
New West Records
UK Release date
25/04/2011
US Release date
26/04/2011
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  1. 9.1 |   A.V. Club

    Earle has always forged armor out of his scars, and by that token, I’ll Never Get Out is impregnable, yet achingly vulnerable
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  2. 8.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    His14th album full of wonderful moments
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  3. 8.0 |   Scotland on Sunday

    This whole album is a mighty statement
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  4. 8.0 |   Blurt

    All of it, even the swipe at George Bush ("Little Emperor) smacks of peace and acceptance
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  5. 8.0 |   The Independent

    Blessed with two apparently contradictory gifts: the ability to animate fictional lives, and a streak of cussed, lefty sincerity that gives bite to his truth-telling.
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  6. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    As befits a novelist, the songs are narratives concerned with the big issues. Life, death, that sort of thing. Good record
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  7. 7.0 |   Slant Magazine

    Easily the best album he's recorded since Bill Clinton left office
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  8. 7.0 |   BBC

    His creative fires are burning steady, still, and if you care for him you’ll want a seat at the hearth
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  9. 7.0 |   Spin

    Earle's first original set in four years is still a landmark of grimness - even his devotional songs invoke mortality
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  10. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    It's easy to forget that Steve Earle is a country singer. He reminds you here
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  11. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    A solid addition to Steve Earle’s vast catalog and a reminder that despite having a full plate, music is forever where his heart lays
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  12. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    A satisfying mix of protest song and personal contemplation, delivered with unvarnished - sometimes to the point of jarring - accompaniment
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  13. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  14. 6.0 |   Q

    The Grammy-nominated This City is a genuine gem. Print edition only

  15. 6.0 |   The Observer

    A fiery indignation still underpins that sandpaper rasp of a voice
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  16. 6.0 |   Mojo

    [An album] he's done better before. Print edition only

  17. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Replays a variety of styles Earle mastered long ago, from Celtic-flecked folk to turbo-powered country rock to reflective thought pieces
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  18. 5.8 |   Pitchfork

    Earle's albums have been extremely uneven for some time now
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