I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart - Butch Walker And The Black Widows
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80 out of 100

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9.2 out of 10

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  • Summary: The producer-singer-songwriter returns with his first album to be credited with his new backing band, The Black Widows.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
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  1. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    95
    Walker has truly outdone himself with an album that captures all the nuances that made "Letters And Meadows" shine, and extracts them bit by bit to give every individual track its own breath.
  2. All Music Guide
    80
    Michael Trent receives co-writing credits for roughly half of these tracks, but I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart is a Butch Walker album through and through. It’s also one of his best, proof that Walker still can’t take a step without bumping into a usable hook.
  3. Billboard.com
    80
    The vibe on the new album may be rootsier and more acoustic than Walker's usual fare, but it still emphasizes his knack for memorable wordplay and melodic know-how, which have earned him writing and producing gigs.
  4. Slant Magazine
    60
    The whip-smart hooks and spot-on production on Heart mask Walker's vocal deficiencies, which might otherwise be a more serious liability.

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    Great song after song. The most under rated and under appreciated album of 2010. Why this wasn't on everyone's "Best of 2010" lists is beyond me!

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