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- Summary: The latest full-length release for the folk artist features guest appearances from Bill Frisell, Lisa Hannigan, Sarah Jarosz, and The Milk Carton Kids.
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- Record Label: Commoner Records
- Genre(s): Folk
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Mar 31, 2021All of this would mean very little if the songs all of these people had contributed to failed to sparkle, but sparkle they very much do.
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UncutMar 31, 2021The spine is provided by Smith's gentle, unforced voice and virtuosic fingerpicking but piano, subtle splashes of percussion and guest appearances recorded remotely by the milk Carton Kids, Bill Frisell and Lisa Hannigan add extra texture. [May 2021, p.32]
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Mar 31, 2021This strategy of laying low works for Smith, while intellectually one may question it, the resulting music sounds skillful and accomplished.
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MojoMar 31, 2021Smith is occasionally stodgy, but when he's good, he cuts to the heart. [Apr 2021, p.84]