If I Should Go Before You
by City and Colour
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. gibb0
    Oct 13, 2015
    5
    A far departure from the City and Colour we grew to love. With each of the 3 albums since Bring Me Your Love, Dallas has gradually departed further and further from the sound that City and Colour originated with.

    Many of the tracks, such as Map of the World and Wasted Love, have none of the hallmarks that make Dallas such a great artist. He shines when it's stripped back to just his    A far departure from the City and Colour we grew to love. With each of the 3 albums since Bring Me Your Love, Dallas has gradually departed further and further from the sound that City and Colour originated with.

    Many of the tracks, such as Map of the World and Wasted Love, have none of the hallmarks that make Dallas such a great artist. He shines when it's stripped back to just his voice and a guitar.

    The closest you'll get to that on this album is the final track - Blood - which is a more stripped back song.

    Still a pleasant album to listen to, with a few stand out songs, but I'd give it a miss if you're not looking for a predominantly folk-country music album.    … Expand
  2. Daffer
    Dec 8, 2015
    8
    I haven't listened to the other City and Colour albums but I would say that on its own merits this is definitely worth a listen if you have not heard this group before. Refreshing in its simplicity but throughout we have well written and constructed songs. The first track "Woman" is immense and the rest of the album flows nicely. One of my favourite listens the last couple of months thatI haven't listened to the other City and Colour albums but I would say that on its own merits this is definitely worth a listen if you have not heard this group before. Refreshing in its simplicity but throughout we have well written and constructed songs. The first track "Woman" is immense and the rest of the album flows nicely. One of my favourite listens the last couple of months that keeps getting better.… Expand

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Oct 28, 2015
    70
    It may all be a little too polished and tasteful for some palates, but for others this is 15 togs of pure aural comfort to wrap yourself in.
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  2. Uncut
    Oct 27, 2015
    60
    The album's languid pace and lack of real bite often renders it a little pedestrian. [Dec 2015, p.69]
  3. Q Magazine
    Oct 27, 2015
    80
    This is music to get lost in. [Dec 2015, p.106]
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