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Stylus Magazine

This is a quietly pulsing release, alive with simple pleasures and celebrating events like hanging out and running into people you know.

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Trouser Press

The propensities for treacle and brimstone are cut by the realism of his portraits and the certitude in his voice. A Nick Drake-like wonder here, it is sonorous, even-keeled and assured.

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All Music Guide

Cole's Corner is glorious, magical, and utterly lovely in its vision, articulation, and execution.

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Pitchfork

Coles Corner is unapologetically retro to the max but it works.

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Dot Music

A quietly timeless triumph.

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Uncut

Hawley resurrects ghosts of music past and breathes new, poignant life into their forms. [Oct 2005, p.110]

Billboard

Throughout, he manages to dip into old-school doo-wop sounds, grand orchestral ballads and Johnny Cash-inspired country anthems, not at the same time, but almost within their own little worlds.

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Paste Magazine

Hawley's empathic delivery reveals the indelible stamp these relationships leave on his protagonists' hearts. [Dec 2005, p.126]

Mojo

A glorious melange of love, loss, regret, homesickness and romance. [Sep 2005, p.86]

musicOMH.com

An album of gorgeous, lush songs.

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PopMatters

It's achingly beautiful, disarmingly intimate, simply the best-kept secret in popular music today.

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Q Magazine

Work every bit as lush as that which recently propelled Rufus Wainwright to stardom. [Sep 2005, p.119]

The Guardian

If there is a difference it's in the richness of the emotions and textures.

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Under The Radar

Stylistically patchy but a sincere and winning catalog of his songwriting and vocal repertoire. [#10, p.106]

Playlouder

If there's a snag it's not that the album exactly dips - it's just there's a lack of variation of pace, meaning it can be difficult to consume in its entirety at just one sitting. But, with a little patience, it comes alive.

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New Musical Express

His best yet. [3 Sep 2005, p.74]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 28 User Votes

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Rosie gave it a7:
The perfect album for when you don't really want to listen. This is undemanding music, but while musically it's firmly middle of the road, it's written and performed with flair and sincerity. Just the thing for when you're too tired for complicated art rock.

Matt J gave it a10:
A classic

Martin M gave it a1:
Sorry, I fell asleep after the first few minutes. Dull, heard it all before, lifeless old men with guitars - lets move on from this stuff.

Johan L gave it a10:
Fantastic!

Sara M gave it a9:
Very lovely - if a bit repetitive. Lowedges is better.

Kasper N gave it a10:
This is why i love music.

Rod T gave it a10:
Gorgeous. Totally envelopes you with almost effortless charm. Strings are perfect, his voice is unbelievably good, and the songs are surprisingly touching. A huge talent.

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