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8.0
68302
8.0 |
The Skinny
Taylor peppers the album with delicate, near-invisible flourishes, leaving Yorkston’s gentle intonation and acoustic guitar to the fore
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8.0
68304
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
There are slow ones, fast ones, sad ones, uplifting ones, jazzy ones and rhythm and bluesy ones, the versatility of which ties together Yorkston’s common thread of the dual magic and normality of everyday life
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8.0
68391
8.0 |
The Observer
A hushed, thoughtful collection
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8.0
68402
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
You can let his confessionals and considerations wash over you as an integral part of his dreamy musical textures
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8.0
68413
8.0 |
NME
His honesty, wry humour and rippling folk guitar are on peak form on his collaboration-focused eighth album
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8.0
68478
8.0 |
All Music
His gently picked guitar and rough-hewn voice provide the heart of yet another fine release
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8.0
68306
8.0 |
Uncut
Maintains the intimacy of Yorkson’s sound and adding instrumental shading. Print edition only
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8.0
68560
8.0 |
The Irish Times
This is an honest song-suite, an account of life in all its myriad positives and negatives
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8.0
68729
8.0 |
Q
The flawless record that Yorkston has long promised. Print edition only
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8.0
71783
8.0 |
The Guardian
Although fairly eclectic, the overarching theme here is kindness
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7.5
68938
7.5 |
Under The Radar
This intimate recording is much like its creator—a simple slow-burner that conjures up moments of real pleasure
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7.0
71051
7.0 |
PopMatters
Though it mostly sticks to the floating, strummed acoustic ballads Yorkston is known for, it does include some deviations. Yorkston doesn’t exactly cut loose, but he does loosen up a bit
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7.0
68301
7.0 |
Clash
It’s sometimes a little scratchy around the edges, but mostly honest, tender and wonderful
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7.0
68330
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A bit like returning to your home town, it’s a little bit different but essentially the same every time, and there’s always something comforting about that
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7.0
68353
7.0 |
musicOMH
With the long nights fast approaching, this might end up being the sonic equivalent of wrapping up with a comfy blanket
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7.0
68303
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
Give this progressive, collaborative, talented record a listen; it will appeal to more than Yorkston die-hards
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6.0
68305
6.0 |
The Music
A supremely peaceful pleasure
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6.0
68512
6.0 |
The Digital Fix
A worthy, if unthreatening collection for those long winter evenings spent by the fire
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6.0
68555
6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
At over an hour it feels slightly overlong, and one gentle, carefully constructed composition tends to blend into the next, with few discernible seams
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6.0
68710
6.0 |
Mojo
Ghostly and touching. Print edition only
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