A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is No C)
by Ray Wylie Hubbard
  • Record Label: Bordello
  • Release Date: Jan 12, 2010
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. AllMusic
    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. 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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  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.
  5. Q Magazine
    60
    Its grit and graft will keep his cult following happy. [Apr 2010, p.112]
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  6. 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.
  7. Austin Chronicle
    89
    Like Lucinda Williams, every blessed bon mot Hubbard drawls sounds lowdown--and eternal.

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