A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is No C) - Ray Wylie Hubbard
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  • Summary: The singer-songwriter from Oklahoma releases his first album in four years.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
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  1. All Music Guide
    90
    This leathery roots record contains music that bridges the gap between frail flesh and powerful spirit ruggedly, sensually, and honestly, making it a work of high art.
  2. Slant Magazine
    90
    Powerful and smart above all else, Enlightenment may just be Hubbard's finest record, and it's certainly the new decade's first essential album.
  3. PopMatters
    70
    Hubbard may sound ragged and patchy beyond his years at times, but there is no ignoring the fact that A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There Is No C) is a damn fine record from a genuine Texas songwriting institution.
  4. Uncut
    60
    It's a gruff set of semi-apocalypic country-blues songs with twangy guitar and all manners of noises. [Apr 2010, p.96]
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