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  • Summary: The latest solo release for the Chicago-based folk guitarist features contributions from Nick Macri, Tamara Lindeman, Paul von Mertens, and Spencer Tweedy.
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  • Record Label: Paradise of Bachelors
  • Genre(s): Folk, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Neo-Traditional Folk, Indie Folk, Progressive Folk
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  1. Uncut
    Apr 15, 2020
    90
    The more one listens to Ever-Roving Eye, the more details emerge to elevate it from a mid-60s tribute to something wholly rooted in the present, and far stranger. ... An outstanding record. [May 2020, p.18]
  2. Apr 15, 2020
    80
    A low-key, slow-burn delight.
  3. Mojo
    Apr 15, 2020
    80
    The songs on this second solo album are more substantive than those of 2017's Wintres Woma. [May 2020, p.90]
  4. Apr 15, 2020
    80
    Ever-Roving Eye plays like a logical and slightly more daring sequel to his debut, moving forward into loose psychedelic shapes with pastoral chamber arrangements -- courtesy of woodwind player Paul von Mertens -- dotting the otherwise sparse landscape.
  5. Apr 15, 2020
    77
    These new songs savor a wider variety of sounds, like the prismatic strings and woodwinds that flutter just under the surface of “Tempering Moon,” or the pile-up of voices on the psychedelic title track. Even Elkington’s vocals, which don’t have the range or the texture of his playing, sound more commanding here.
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