Natural History
by J.D. Souther
Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Uncut
    Aug 18, 2011
    60
    Nashville's elite session men construct an intimate acoustic framework for Souther to cast himself as crooning confidant, but it all feels a little polished and polite. [Sep 2011, p.95]
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  2. The Observer (UK)
    Aug 8, 2011
    60
    Souther sings in a mid-70s croon, tuneful but grain-free and, for a man inspired by Roy Orbison, oddly unemotional.
  3. PopMatters
    Aug 4, 2011
    60
    Natural History is a fine album. The other ten tracks offer much pleasure.
  5. BBC Music
    Aug 4, 2011
    50
    There are some fine songs on Natural History, which deserve better than being presented as if they were museum exhibits.
  6. The Independent (UK)
    Aug 4, 2011
    40
    Alongside some so-so newer material, this latest set revisits earlier triumphs in JD's new style, which owes more to MOR jazz than rock or country. It's not as successful as his 2009 comeback If The World Was You, being something of a halfway house.

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