If The Ocean Gets Rough - Willy Mason
Metascore
66 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
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  1. Pitchfork
    31
    It's plenty catchy and big, but it's also wildly uncreative and predictable.

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User Score
9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. erlingo
    9
    i love this kind of amrericana, this voice of a young man. Buy it.
  2. LukeM
    9
    Willy Mason is the real deal. Touring around America in his van and sleeping in other peoples' houses gives this album a sense of authenticity. Tracks like "Save Myself" and "When The Leaves Have Fallen" have the wisdom of a Johnny Cash reincarnate.… Full Review »
  3. LeighH
    10
    This lyrical genius is the Bob Dylan of our generation. Riptide is a soothing melody of his hometown friends.
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