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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

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  1. Nov 16, 2019
    7
    The usual fare from Will Oldham. Softer pieces that give his voice a platform to warm your soul. It feels like slipping into your favorite shoes. A comfortable and familiar experience reincarnated. I’ve been a fan for a long time now and appreciate his journey.
  2. Nov 23, 2019
    8
    As a fellow Kentuckian, I have closely followed his music for years. This is just another great album from a hugely inspirational songwriter. Would have been better with At the Back of the Pit though!

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 17 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 17 out of 17
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  1. Dec 2, 2019
    80
    Each tune is hummable and lovely, the kind of soft-spoken tune that Bonnie weaves around acoustic guitar strums. The latter half of the album remains slow and steady—a pace broken only by the snaking horns on “Thick Air”—in contrast to the first half that culls the all the upbeat optimism into a packed room.
  2. Nov 20, 2019
    80
    The album is set in a place that’s warm and brightly illuminated. But it’s there, just outside the circle of light, just out of sight, and it makes Oldham’s place even more lovely for the respite it brings.
  3. 80
    I Made A Place is a soft, sumptuous delight. It’s a cult classic, not a bestseller, but we’re pretty sure that Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy wouldn’t have it any other way.