• Record Label: Nonesuch
  • Release Date: Dec 8, 2017
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Mojo
    Dec 7, 2017
    80
    Dan Auerbach takes Finley further away from his church-and-porch roots with a brief to present the artist as a classic all-rounder and on 10 songs written by Auerbach, John Prince and Nick Lowe, he proves himself just that. [Jan 2018, p.89]
  2. Q Magazine
    Dec 20, 2017
    80
    He delivers stompers and torch-carriers alike with irresistible power, all couched in sonic opulence. [Feb 2018, p.111]
  3. Dec 7, 2017
    80
    Goin’ Platinum, meanwhile, places him in Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound studio with his house band--comprising guitarist Duane Eddy (yes, that one) plus Memphis Boys Gene Chrisman and Bobby Woods--and the results elevate his work even higher.
  4. Dec 7, 2017
    60
    The results are decidedly retro-modern--that bit too well produced to have been authentically blaring out of a roadside bar in the 1960s--but are steeped in blues and soul and a lot of fun.
  5. 80
    It’s a wonderful album, and further proof that you’re never too old, if you’re good enough.
  6. Dec 11, 2017
    80
    A lush, teak-panelled Nashville soul record.
  7. Uncut
    Dec 7, 2017
    80
    No two tracks are stylistically the same--and yet there is a clear sense of cohesion. [Jan 2018, p.28]

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