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78

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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

  • Summary: The San Francisco-based singer-songwriter releases his second album for the year.
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The Same Thing
Like the rain Come down the drain Our love in sunlight, And evening pain. Like the man Romances will bring Pain and love All the same thing. We’re... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 23 out of 24
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  1. Nov 8, 2011
    83
    Humor Risk might be another downer from this accomplished singer-songwriter, but its pulse beats strong as it bleeds.
  2. Nov 9, 2011
    80
    It's difficult to say Humor Risk is better than WIT'S END, but it is certainly its perfect counterpart.
  3. Uncut
    Nov 23, 2011
    80
    Still one of America's most unique and affecting songwriters. [Dec 2011, p.90]
  4. Nov 16, 2011
    74
    Humor Risk is a livelier affair and its venturesome aesthetic wanders.
  5. Nov 10, 2011
    70
    Humor may not exactly be a love record, but its road-ready ballads and attitude toward life are a bit more encouraging than--and a perfect compliment to– Wit's dark ruminations.
  6. Nov 8, 2011
    70
    A notion that acts as the foundation for the eight cuts on the hypnotic but illuminating Humor Risk.
  7. Nov 8, 2011
    60
    That McCombs is seeking a specialized niche seems all too obvious, even though his sound flirts with being elusive.

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