Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Mar 20, 2012
    80
    Between the exquisite wordplay and dusky melodies, there's plenty to return to in these tunes.
  2. 80
    Gloryland certainly stands as a glorious example of Americana songwriting.
  3. Mar 14, 2012
    80
    He knows exactly how to build and sustain interest in a song, even the ones that don't hit you over the head with obvious hooks.
  4. Mar 22, 2012
    80
    Gordon may have a felicity for language, but he also likes to rock.
  5. Mar 14, 2012
    70
    The smarts on Gloryland never undercut the roots-rock rush.
  6. Uncut
    Mar 28, 2012
    80
    The album's centerpiece is the autobiographical 10-minute "Colfax/Step In Time," a richly detailed remembrance of a run-in between his high school marching band and the KKK. [Mar 2012, p.84]

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