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Is And Always Was - Daniel Johnston
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  • Summary: Jason Falkner produced the latest album for the Texas-based artist.
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  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
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  1. Things bog down a bit toward the end with the droning "Tomorrow Never Knows" homage of "Lost In My Infinite Memory" and the plodding title track, but the album still is a quick, concise listen, and may actually serve--after nearly 30 years--as this American original's most accessible yet.
  2. It's the extraordinary wealth of hooks that leave a lasting impression here: Is and Always Was is hugely fun and endlessly listenable.
  3. Johnston's first album in six years, Is and Always Was, is uniformaly listenable. [Holiday 2009, p.78]

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