• Record Label: Nonesuch
  • Release Date: Jul 21, 2023
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Jul 28, 2023
    80
    Tuttle and company have released another assured collection of songs that pair virtuosic musicianship with relatable and erudite songwriting.
  2. Jul 18, 2023
    80
    “Alice in Bluegrass” highlights the skills of her fine band while the haunting “Stranger Things” is both a vocal tour de force and a stunning dobro turn from Douglas. Tuttle is at her playful best, promoting marijuana legalization in the brief, upbeat “Down Home Dispensary.”
  3. Uncut
    Jul 17, 2023
    80
    All expertly tied together by Tuttle's rare gift for nuance and colour. [Aug 2023, p.28]
  4. 80
    The slower songs—“Stranger Things,” “Goodbye Mary,” “The First Time I Fell In Love,” “More Like a River,” and the aforementioned “When My Race Is Run” in particular—assure an emotional essence remains intact throughout. Taken in tandem, then, this City of Gold shines bright indeed.
  5. Jul 17, 2023
    80
    ["The First Time I Fell in Love" is] a confident personal expression to close a record full of travel and grand events and unleashed energy. It's the perfect finish, a close-up after a run of characters and frequent rowdiness that calmly settles one of the year's best albums.
  6. Mojo
    Jul 17, 2023
    60
    At times City Of Gold may sound a little hungover after the euphoric heights of 2022, but Tuttle shows every sign of pushing through. [Aug 2023, p.78]

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