Downtown Church - Patty Griffin
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  • Summary: The latest album from the folk singer features gospel songs recorded in a church.
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  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. The final number is "All Creatures of Our God and King", a traditional hymn sung with piano only, and it showcases Griffin's voice at its most pure, a fitting and mesmerizing end to an album that, regardless of one's belief, is an uplifting, moving, and exquisite listening experience.
  2. Though heartfelt, Downtown Church comes off as a little generic at times, landing squarely in the well-stocked category of "tasteful, intelligent, unruffled roots music." But the Griffin-penned "Little Fire" and "Coming Home To Me"--both of which deal with the power of faith from multiple angles--frame the rest of the songs elegantly, while conveying her wariness
  3. 60
    Enchanting arrangements, glistening instrumentation, and Griffin's hypnotic vocals carry the day. [Mar 2010, p.86]

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