All That Reckoning
by Cowboy Junkies
  • Record Label: Latent
  • Release Date: Jul 13, 2018
Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. The Observer (UK)
    Jul 16, 2018
    60
    Musically, too, there are tempestuous moments (Missing Children; Sing Me a Song), but the quartet only soar when the lights are dimmed and ambience takes precedence over energy.

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 3 out of 19
  1. christodoulakis
    Jul 15, 2018
    10
    Cowboy Junkies are here again: the hypnotic and marvellous voice of Margo Timmins, the velvet "blue" and blues guitars from Michael Timmins,Cowboy Junkies are here again: the hypnotic and marvellous voice of Margo Timmins, the velvet "blue" and blues guitars from Michael Timmins, the slow-blooming basslines from Alan Anton and the cool drums from Peter Timmins. Songs for love, for forgiveness, for decisions, for life, for joy, for politics, for society.
    Welcome back Cowboy Junkies!    … Full Review »
  2. charliequaker
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    Honestly, it’s been so long since I’ve heard a Cowboy Junkies album that I had no idea they had this kind of fire left in them. After theirHonestly, it’s been so long since I’ve heard a Cowboy Junkies album that I had no idea they had this kind of fire left in them. After their first couple of albums in the late 80s, I pretty much wrote them off as new age Americana for NPR listeners. Based on this, their 22nd album, things have changed or I was grossly mistaken. Margo Timmins voice projects a haunted, ghostly fragility that speaks of pain, experience and a weary strength of character. Michael Timmins’ guitar work is restrained, with a subtle echoic magnificence. Together, they often recall the legendary Hope Sandoval/David Roback combination in Mazzy Star. The songs, even those with a seemingly serene and gentle character, carry powerfully dark, passionate undercurrents. And then, there are those three songs on the album where—enhanced by the lead guitar work of Aaron Goldstein and Bill Dillon—the band morphs into a disturbed rootsy guitar rock band in the vein of Thin White Rope or Heartless Bastards. Margo gets down and gritty with her vocals, addressing social/political issues with a vehement intensity; Michael & company let it all loose and rip out some blistering guitar riffs. Yow! “All That Reckoning” is an album of riveting beauty and shivery elegance with marked moments of muscular fury. This one is a keeper! Recommended.… Full Review »
  3. VintageWax007
    Sep 6, 2018
    9
    This is an instant classic, Big rich deep sound. I compare all Junkies Albums to Pale Sun Crescent Moon. This album is probably coming a closeThis is an instant classic, Big rich deep sound. I compare all Junkies Albums to Pale Sun Crescent Moon. This album is probably coming a close second. Seeing how many times in the past 25 years I have listened to Pale Sun, only time will tell how this album will last.. It has that haunting,melodic, moody edge only they can deliver. This album paints a picture. Thank you for the Art.… Full Review »
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