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Q MagazineApr 25, 2012He's re-engaged the formula of sweet, James Taylor-ish vocals, lyrical inoffensiveness... and a laid-back Jack Johnson-like musicality where 5/6 embraces cruise ship reggae. [May 2012, p.101]
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Apr 17, 2012He's added more world-music textures to his folk pop, and turned up the blissed-out vibes on Love Is a Four Letter Word.
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Apr 16, 2012The surprise is that it's pretty palatable.
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Apr 18, 2012Filled with platitudes and, eventually, psychobabble, dippy even by Mr. Mraz's standards.
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May 11, 2012For a listener who's only been aware of Mraz by reputation, this is no instant-fix point of entry. It relies on past experiences, knowledge of what the artist is capable of rather than anything he delivers with consistency across these 12 songs.
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Positive: 16 out of 24
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Mixed: 3 out of 24
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Negative: 5 out of 24
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May 10, 2012
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Jul 4, 2018One of the most romantic releases of the twenty-first century so far. "I Won't Give Up" is a love song for ages.
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May 26, 2012