Here's To Taking It Easy
by Phosphorescent
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  1. Ricko
    Jan 3, 2018
    9
    This is a real pleasant listen. I guess it could be classed as Americana or Alternative Country and although I'm not a massive fan of either of those genres, I do really like this record. The lyrics are great, the tunes are excellent and it has a consistent feel to it throughout. The record creates a very specific type of atmosphere, one that really gives you a sense of a place and I couldThis is a real pleasant listen. I guess it could be classed as Americana or Alternative Country and although I'm not a massive fan of either of those genres, I do really like this record. The lyrics are great, the tunes are excellent and it has a consistent feel to it throughout. The record creates a very specific type of atmosphere, one that really gives you a sense of a place and I could see myself listening to this while sitting on a back porch of a house somewhere in the American Deep South overlooking a swamp. That's probably not what Matthew Houck was going for with this record but that's what it is for me and I like it. It's hard to pick a stand out track as it's all high end stuff. "The Mermaid Parade" is probably my favourite track on this, closely followed by Los Angeles but "Here's To Taking It Easy" is one of those records best consumed whole in one sitting.… Expand

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. No Ripcord
    80
    Try it out, it's definitely worth it, just not anything you'll be rushing to your guitar to emulate. Or maybe it is, if you're in to taking it easy.
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  2. Paste Magazine
    86
    All of Houck's southern eccentricities remain gloriously intact, from his eloquently hangdog vocals to his minimalist songwriting on "Hej, Me I'm Light."
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  3. Pitchfork
    82
    Here's to Taking It Easy is a great record, but I feel like Houck's best is still in him-- the one where the deep roots of tradition will finally be inextricably fused with his own weird, shambling soul.
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