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Temple Beautiful

Chuck Prophet

Temple Beautiful

The latest album from the Californian singer-songwriter, known also for his work with Green or Red

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7.6

Label
Yep Roc
UK Release date
06/02/2012
US Release date
07/02/2012
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  1. 9.0 |   Paste Magazine

    A stripped-down rock ‘n’ roll record where the drums pump and echo, guitars slash and buzz, horns squawk like geese with rhythm
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  2. 8.5 |   BBC

    12 gritty but soulful tracks full of philosophical musings, emotional outpouring and incisive metaphors. On one hand, it’s raw and stripped down, but on the other it’s expertly crafted
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  3. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    A bittersweet ode to the feral nature of urban living amongst the greats and the not-so-greats, the wannabes and the has-beens
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  4. 8.0 |   Blurt

    Succeeds in its goal of telling some stories of this unique and singular city, as well as rolling out a dozen solid songs
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  5. 8.0 |   Q

    He never strays outside his comfort zone, but the strongest moments have a familiar charm. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Uncut

    A dozen beautifully melodic, razor-sharp guitar-pop elegies to his 'Frisco roots. Print edition only

  7. 8.0 |   Mojo

    A hooky, memorable album. Print edition only

  8. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    A fun, tuneful rock ‘n’ roll record that’s both straight from the gut and as wonderfully curved as the city which inspired it
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  9. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    A witty, insightful and out-and-out fun rock n’ roll record that is a fitting tribute to the city that inspired it
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  10. 7.0 |   The 405

    Perhaps Temple Beautiful isn’t boundary-pushing, genre-defining, or a masterpiece, but then again, who said it had to be?
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