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8.0
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The Guardian
Wistful new treatments of old gems
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8.0
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8.0 |
Record Collector
He won’t like this one bit, but looking back suits him
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8.0
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Q
In short, a welcome retelling. Print edition only
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The Irish Times
A new coat of paint for some faded old songs
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8.0
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Evening Standard
If this is his final recording, it’s a low-key one, but it shines a worthy light on some overlooked gems
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8.0
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Spectrum Culture
Paul Simon has always been ahead of his critics and peers in many ways
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8.0
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musicOMH
Whether this is to be Paul Simon’s final studio album remains to be seen, but if so it’s a fine way to bring the curtain down on one of the most impressive canons in musical history
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7.0
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Uncut
In The Blue Light might thus be a rather tardy, and expensive, way of going with his initial instincts. Print edition only
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6.0
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The Independent
There’s no neat theme uniting the songs Simon has chosen: they are contemplative and melancholic one moment, silly and absurdist the next
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6.0
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Rolling Stone
New versions of deep cuts from throughout his solo career remind us he’s still a perfectionist after all these years
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6.0
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6.0 |
All Music
Everything on In the Blue Light is deliberate, gentle, and subtle, placing as much emphasis on the words and melody as the instrumentation, which isn't necessarily the case with the dense original albums
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