by
Steve Earle
- Record Label: New West
- Release Date: Apr 26, 2011
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Q MagazineMay 27, 2011While Molly O oozes foreboding, Meet Me In the Alleyway is eerily reminiscent of The The and the Grammy-nominated This City is a genuine gem. [Jun 2011, p.114]
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MojoMay 18, 2011The record is starting to sound worn. [May 2011, p.105]
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Apr 25, 2011[It] doesn't mean there's anything bad here, just an absence of anything new. To evoke another obvious comparison (and obvious Earle reference point), there's something of the late Springsteen syndrome.
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UncutApr 21, 2011It moves somewhat uneasily through Celtic folk and rural string music. [May 2011, p.92]
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May 11, 2011Earle's albums have been extremely uneven for some time now. Certainly that indicates he's put out a sizable amount of dross, but it also means he's recorded a bunch of great songs that have gotten lost in the shuffle.
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Apr 22, 2011Maybe working on a novel distracted Earle, but the feisty dust-kicker of old appears to have taken this one off.
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