Come to Where I'm From - Joseph Arthur
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83 out of 100

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9.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: The second album from Ohio singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur, who was originally discovered and signed by Peter Gabriel.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    The songs adhere to the beautiful-loser template established by Leonard Cohen, to which Arthur adds bumpier, near-hip-hop rhythms and desolate-angel sentiments like ''Now Jesus he came down here just to die for all my sins/I need him to come back here and die for me again.''
  2. All Music Guide
    90
    With Come to Where I'm From, Joseph Arthur shows a willingness to ease up on the stifling angst that dominated his previous efforts. To be sure, the album still has more than its share of gut-wrenching misery -- there's no shortage of lines like "I feel like taking a razor blade and on my wrist write an invitation" -- but this time out, the anguish is balanced by healthy doses of self-awareness and a winking sense of humor.
  3. Q Magazine
    80
    Stylistically he's been likened to just about everybody from Leonard Cohen to Kurt Cobain. However, the use of loops and samples on Chemical, for instance, are just as likely to recall Beck, while the damaged tone could give Eels's E a run for his money.
  4. The A.V. Club
    60
    Arthur's shortcomings as a lyricist make his emotional palette seem as limited as his sonic palette is varied and, however layered the production, his songwriting nearly always follows suit.

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
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  1. paolod
    10
    dark
  2. jim
    10
    best album of the year. best album in the last few years. quietly brought singer/song writter genre closer to public eye. helped, along with the likes of ryan adams and bright eyes, to bring alt-country closer to mainstream. brillant.… Expand
  3. JossS.
    9
    tremendously well written. lyrics reminiscent of of leonard cohen. even though arthur is a singer-songwriter, the album is flushed out and textured fantastically. … Expand
  4. MattJ
    9
    Joseph arthur is the most emotional, and beautiful songwriter i know, he really connects with the listener in his songs, and everyone can find an emotion which they recognise from this album. It isn't ur usual lovey dovey stuff but it is love-ly, go out and buy it!… Expand

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