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Entertainment WeeklyMay 6, 2013The mulch-platinum country trio's fourth LP is a refreshing return to form after the dull post-"Need You Now" phase of their career. [10 May 2013, p.67]
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May 6, 2013Golden puts some welcome bite back into the proceedings with a more minimalist approach to production and a more substantive approach to the lyrics, which gives the whole album a crisper, more present feeling.
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May 6, 2013Golden contains several songs that sound custom-made for rolling the window down and turning the volume up.... However, any Lady A disc has to contain at least a couple of heartbreaking ballads, and they don't disappoint here.
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May 7, 2013Despite the presence of utterly infectious single “Downtown” and the jangly “Better Off Now That You’re Gone,” the first half of Golden is a little too polished, as if the trio couldn’t escape the pull of Own the Night’s gravitas.
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May 8, 2013