A Dotted Line
by Nickel Creek
  • Record Label: Nonesuch
  • Release Date: Apr 1, 2014
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
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  1. Accolade
    Jan 30, 2015
    3
    Yet again NC produces an album of unintelligible lyrics and a sound that gets ever-further from the bluegrass roots that hooked so many fans. It started with This Side and went downhill from there.

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. American Songwriter
    Apr 8, 2014
    60
    A closing cover of Sam Phillips’ plaintive and rarely heard ballad “Where is Love Now” shows the group knows how to dig for a great song, even if the originals that dominate this disc aren’t immediately as accessible. This isn’t the band’s finest (half) hour, yet it’s great to have them back.
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  2. musicOMH.com
    Apr 7, 2014
    80
    While they might not be better than ever, they’re at least what they once were and what they’ve always been in the collective memory: instrumental virtuosos and sophisticated songsmiths, all the while finding a way to make it look easy.
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  3. Paste Magazine
    Apr 1, 2014
    82
    Not merely a product of maturity, Nickel Creek has grown without losing its palpable joy or wondrous ability to make musicianship as accessible as the engaging way their voices draw listeners to them.
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