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May 23, 2017For the moment, Justin Townes Earle delivers an update on roots music that fairly glows.
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Jul 17, 2017Kids in The Streets is just as charming and powerful as its predecessors.
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MagnetJun 28, 2017Even as he points out life's injustices and unpleasantries, there's an ease and comfort with which he accesses his long list of Americana influences. [No. 143, p.57]
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May 25, 2017Kids in the Street doesn't sound or feel like a masterpiece, but it does suggest Earle was aiming higher than expected for this album, and he hit the target--this is among his very best work to date.
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May 24, 2017Thankfully, he quickly debunks any clichés about artists needing to be tortured on Kids, which marks the grown-up Earle's glorious return to form.
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UncutMay 23, 2017The follow-up [to Absent Fathers] is an even more impressive progression. Marriage and impending fatherhood bring both focus and exuberance to Earle's seventh album. [Jul 2017, p.28]
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MojoMay 23, 2017Kids In The Streets sounds joyous, reflective, nostalgic and even grateful in places, with an upbeat swagger that comes from knowing you're making the album of your life. [Jul 2017, p.89]
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May 23, 2017Justin Townes Earle pulls off the feat quite nicely on Kids In The Street, demonstrating impressive versatility without getting tripped up by any single stylistic detour.
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May 26, 2017Earle still hasn’t lost his way with downbeat ballads or the songwriting tradition as powerful renditions of both “Same Old Stagolee” and “If I Was the Devil” both attest, but in all, this album shines a bit brighter in mood and tone than his other more recent releases.
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May 26, 2017J.T. Earle's latest teams him with Omaha indie-rock don Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes) for his rangiest set yet.
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Q MagazineJul 6, 2017The album plays its best cards early. [Aug 2017, p.112]
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May 30, 2017Tellingly, there’s a quiet contentment replacing the bleakness that marked 2014/15’s companion Single Mothers/Absent Fathers sets.