- Record Label: Decca
- Release Date: Apr 20, 2010
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There are no crescendos, no peaks or valleys. It's a straight line all the way through, which, as we all know from watching medical dramas on TV, can only mean one thing--the lack of a pulse.
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So one third's great and two thirds grate, which is an improvement at least.
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The music starts to grip most powerfully when it's more allusive and introspective.
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Under The RadarDespite his innate ability to tread just above the banal, Wainwright's lyrics are often glaringly common. [Spring 2010, p.71]
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Despite being culled from different projects, far from feeling like a smorgasbord, the songs are undoubtedly all of a piece.
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MojoIn the world of the gilded musical scion, sixth album counts as stripped back. [May 2010, p. 93]