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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut full-length release for the Louisiana-born singer-songwriter was self-recorded and mixed by Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel of The Helio Sequence.
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Eye of a Hurricane
Well you sleep in late but she's up and out the window Said nothing's gonna carry you to get where the wind blows Sometimes, she wakes up in the... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Apr 28, 2016
    81
    Craft’s outsized personality is matched by less flashy, more fundamental skills: vivid, immersive storytelling and sharply focused, fat-free songs that have the lived-in feel of 40-year-old FM-radio favorites.
  2. Apr 28, 2016
    80
    Dolls of Highland is the sound of a young man returning home to chronicle his small town roots with the use of his ample talents. It’s an exhilarating ride from start to finish.
  3. Apr 29, 2016
    80
    Divisive, peculiar but undeniably unique: Kyle Craft is a strong contender for outsider of the year. An unlikely hero of rock music, he’s nonetheless created a noteworthy, potentially groundbreaking debut album in Dolls of Highland.
  4. May 20, 2016
    80
    There are touches of My Morning Jacket in the vocals too, but in chief it is the already-mentioned artists who dominate Dolls Of Highland and if you’ve been missing them a lot, then this is an album not to be missed, filled with yearning and melody.
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    May 24, 2016
    80
    It's a head-turning mix, a sort of pop-art take on Southern gothic, and highly infectious. [Jul 2016, p.73]
  6. Apr 28, 2016
    70
    Taken together, Craft delivers a fun and loose breakup album replete with colorful characters, memorable tunes, and an even more memorable vocal delivery--a noteworthy debut.
  7. Apr 28, 2016
    40
    Craft’s nutcracker vocals and lyrical self-exposure never quite as endearing as they threaten to be.
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  1. Nov 21, 2016
    10
    Genius! If we are talking of songs, that is, melodies & stories, this is it. Great composer with an amazing voice, perfectly recognizable.Genius! If we are talking of songs, that is, melodies & stories, this is it. Great composer with an amazing voice, perfectly recognizable. Talk about influences (yeah: Marc Bolans'T Rex, Dylan or Bowie), but that don't mean he is copying, just channeling their sounds... through his own voice. Expand