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- Summary: The fifth full-length solo release for singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis was recorded in Nashville and produced by Dave Cobb.
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- Record Label: Blue Note
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 14 out of 16
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Mixed: 2 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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Jun 9, 2023Mostly, it means that Joy'All hums to a rhythm that's happy, if not quite beatific: Lewis bears her sorrows and scars proudly, which makes the sepia-toned positivity of the album feel earned.
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Jun 8, 2023Joy’All is the sound of a woman who has accepted herself — her past and her present — and now just wants to cut loose. Her broken heart still bears bruises, but it has healed enough to keep her moving. When life hands Lewis lemons now, she makes Lynchburg lemonade.
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Jun 8, 2023Each track conjures up dusty Nashville bars, from the spoken word sandwiched between a lament to love on album closer ‘Chain Of Tears’ to a knowing play on country cliches on Jenny’s exploration of happiness in her forties, ‘Puppy and a Truck’.
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Jun 9, 2023Above all, Joy’All seems like the work of an artist content with floating through life, just having fun – and she’s brought us along for the ride.
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Jun 20, 2023Joy’All is possibly Lewis’ best solo work to date – the sound of a woman fearlessly grappling with middle-age and dealing with all it has to throw at her.
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Jun 14, 2023Joy’All has an amiable listlessness: It’s loveable, but I wish there was more to love.
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MojoJun 8, 2023At times, her fluency leaves you wishing for a smudge or run that hasn't been place deliberately, but from the Tom Petty love-the-one-you're-with of Apples And Oranges to Cherry Baby's soft-focus disco, Lewis is a smart, fluent builder of her world. [Jul 2023, p.90]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Jun 22, 2023
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