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- Summary: The fifth full-length release for the British singer-songwriter was produced by Sam Lakeman.
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- Record Label: Barp
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 1 out of 4
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Mixed: 3 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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MojoJul 6, 2017Years of sideman work have given Smith a certain world-weariness; that grit makes this newfound joy ring clear as a bell. [Aug 2017, p.93]
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Jul 6, 2017It’s all pleasant enough, but falls some way short of being compelling.
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UncutJul 6, 2017The sinewy electric guitar lines and occasionally stodgy songs at times stray into the realm of windy stadium-folk, as blandly generic as Smith's name. When it does cut to the heart of the matter, however, Headlong impresses. [Aug 2017, p.37]
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Jul 6, 2017It’s all lushly produced, accessible stuff, but one fewer men sinking into a downbeat persona, rather than a fuller personality, would be welcome.