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- Summary: Ian McLagan and Eliza Gilkyson guests on the first album of new material from the Austin singer-songwriter since 2009.
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- Record Label: Rootball Records
- Genre(s): Country
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Positive: 2 out of 5
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Mixed: 3 out of 5
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Apr 4, 2013These are understated, heartfelt tunes carried by lovely acoustic guitar work.
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Apr 4, 2013Marrying Foley's brittle poetry to Hubbard's muddy grooves, Morlix creates a sense of foreboding far removed from any singer-songwriter platitudes.
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Apr 4, 2013Setting a heavy mood with opening track "My Life's Been Taken," Morlix sticks with it through the majority of the ensuing nine songs, painting bleak portraits of desperate men chasing love and money while on the run from past mistakes.
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Apr 15, 2013Finds the Present Tense reconciles past with future and makes for a compelling connection.
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Apr 4, 2013The closest Morlix gets to criticism is his poppy anti-gun rant, “Bang Bang Bang”, that notes the problems of too many bullets flying without really identifying why or what needs to be done. Sure, music should not be propaganda, but it needs to offer some insight.