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- Summary: The third solo release for the singer-songwriter features guest vocals from frequent collaborator, Jenny Lewis.
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- Record Label: SQE
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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Nov 20, 2013It might be a little light on lyrical substance, but it’s gorgeously melodic and irresistibly mellow; they don’t make pop records like this any more.
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UncutNov 1, 2013Rice is at his best when indulging his penchant for punk bubblegum. [Dec 2013, p.71]
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Nov 26, 2013Good Graces may not be reinventing the wheel, but it leans out of the hammock to give it a good spin.
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Nov 1, 2013Rice's sepia-tone tales of worry, wisdom, woe, and wild-at-heart love feel authentic and lived in, and while they may lack the spark needed to light a fire that's big enough to bring him out from behind Lewis' shadow, they still manage to provide enough light to warm the bones of even the weariest traveler.
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Under The RadarNov 1, 2013It's a pretty weightless affair but Rice's earnest delivery buys him a lot of forgiveness. [Sep-Oct 2013, p.94]
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Q MagazineJan 28, 2014There's comfort in the intensely melodic Surfer's Lament, and if there must be impossibly soapy love songs, they might as well be as lovely as My Heart Belongs To You. [Feb 2014, p.119]
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MojoDec 18, 2013The album roams Laurel Canyon roots and Byrdsian bliss to Fleetwood Mac and Mink DeVille/Lou Reed affection. [Jan 2014, p.94]