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New Favorite
by Alison Krauss & Union Station


9.5

based on 11 reviews
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Lonely Runs Both Ways

Alison Krauss and her band have gained popularity in recent months, thanks to the success of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack (which featured the band's version of "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" among other contributions). This is their first album since 1999's 'Forget About It.'

LABEL:	Rounder
RELEASE DATE:	14 August 2001
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Bluegrass, Country

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

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Mojo

The bluegrass scene is now offically in touch with its feminine side. [Sep 2001, p.96]

Billboard

A subtle masterpiece...

Entertainment Weekly

Krauss' dominant balladry sails on a brand of depression that's altogether timeless.

CDNow

Whatever the source, each song is given a finely detailed treatment that gets to its emotional core, and the exquisite engineering allows each nuance to add to the total effect.

HOB.com

Alison Krauss & Union Station has a voice like honey, raw and honest and sweet, and she wraps it lovingly around these achy ballads and American Gothic lamentations.

Sonicnet

Alison Krauss & Union Station are one of the best instrumental bands in acoustic music today.

E! Online

Krauss is blessed with one of the most coolly beautiful voices on record, and she's often better than her material, which is once again the case here.

Blender

On the whole, it's an inventively played, not-quite-straight bluegrass album... [Aug/Sep 2001, p.124]

Q Magazine

New Favorite is pretty much the usual, if still wonderful, music from Krauss and Union Station. [Sep 2001, p.110]

The Onion (A.V. Club)

One of the few creatively adventurous singers to maintain a presence on country radio, Krauss continues to subtly press the boundaries of her sound, but it's hard to imagine anything on New Favorite alienating the masses.

All Music Guide

The whole album feels a little too slick and reverbed-out... While there are intriguing moments in the album, it lacks the spark that So Long So Wrong had in spades, and even their few moments on the O Brother soundtrack seemed to breathe more life into the band than New Favorite does.

The average user rating for this album is 9.5 (out of 10) based on 20 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

raVen gave it a 9:
(9.5) There are certain voices that transcend genre or musical preference and can be held up apart from others by simply being beautiful. Alison Krauss has such a voice. It's almost painful how beautiful it is. ...For their part, the guys of Union Station are all masters of their particular craft, and the AK+US concert experience is something not to be missed if the chance arises. New Favorite, in turn, serves to spotlight the guys more and is not ruined by that. However, there is no mistaking what the main attraction is here. See and/or hear her just once and you'll be bewitched. ...She's one heckuva fiddler, too. Great CD, but see them live if you can--it's more than worth it.

Sarah M gave it a 10:
Alison's voice is like an angel.

Danielle G gave it a 10:
She is the best, I love everything she sings!!!!

Jenny Shick gave it a 10:
Alison Krauss has a beautiful angelic voice, untiring and mellow.

Jonathan x gave it a 10:
everything about this album is a masterpiece!

chad f gave it a 10:
Wonderful voice just a perfect compilation loved it

Kyein A gave it an 8:
This album is quite simplistic, with Alison staying true to her roots. Sometimes, however, they seem to divulge too far from a neo-blue-grass state into a true bluegrass. Sometimes, it also gets slightly repetative. I loved "Crazy Faith"

New Favorite by Alison Krauss & Union Station

New Favorite
by Alison Krauss & Union Station