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- Summary: The 12th studio release for the singer-songwriter includes contributions from Jason Falkner, Smokey Hormel, Roger Joseph Manning Jr., Justin Meldal-Johnsen, and Joey Waronker.
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- Record Label: Capitol
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Lo-Fi
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Morning | |
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Woke up this morning, found a love light in the storm Looked up this morning, saw the roses full of thorns Guns are falling, they don't have nowhere... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 42 out of 46
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Mixed: 3 out of 46
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Negative: 1 out of 46
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MojoFeb 12, 2014It's reassuring that Beck Hansen can still pull an original record as substantive and absorbing as this one out of the hat. [Mar 2014, p.86]
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Feb 18, 2014Beck proves once again here that he’s a tremendously versatile artist, capable of excelling throughout the musical spectrum.
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Feb 12, 2014Morning Phase is a terrific mood piece and a worthy follow-up, even if in spirit only, to Sea Change; it lacks the gripping unease of that album, but replaces it capably with genuine warmth and a sunnier outlook.
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Feb 19, 2014It might share some sonic similarities [to Sea Change], but it's an altogether brighter beast, built by an older, wiser soul who seems to have been taking a few years to work out exactly where he wants to be as an artist.
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Mar 6, 2014There’s an eerie blandness to the mood that is initially off-putting but turns into a surprisingly compelling, subtly evocative combination of sadness and contentedness.
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Feb 25, 2014True to his transformer's nature, the sequel is better than the original.
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Feb 24, 2014So, largely unimaginative arrangements, flat delivery, a surfeit of vague ecological metaphors that wash like spray on the rocks (you can have that one for free, Mr. Hansen), and a lack of any sense of connection, of need, of reality.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 26 out of 37
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Mixed: 8 out of 37
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Negative: 3 out of 37
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