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- Summary: The eighth full-length studio release for the alt-country band led by Jay Farrar was inspired by blues music.
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- Record Label: Transmit Sound
- Genre(s): Country, Alt-Country, Americana, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Blues-Rock, Alternative Country-Rock
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Positive: 11 out of 13
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Mixed: 2 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Feb 23, 2017Farrar, with his ever-changing band, has been doing this decades, but it seems like by looking back further, he’s found a way to energize himself going forward.
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Feb 21, 2017Son Volt doesn’t try anything fancy on Notes In Blue, nor does it need to. It simply puts the spotlight on the frontman and lets him knock every one of these songs high into the stormy skies and right out of the park.
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MojoFeb 21, 2017Sometimes it's more about a blues feeling, encompassing high-lonesome, electric country-blues rock, two-chord garage rock and at its most beautiful on the opening track Promise The World. [Apr 2017, p.94]
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Feb 15, 2017Sometimes the electricity is there, and when it is it connects deeply, but when it doesn't it's hard to see past the banality of its structure.
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Mar 13, 2017There’s gold to be uncovered here.
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Mar 1, 2017Anguish is only half the tone, and its match is found--there is snarl and there is bite in Notes of Blue.
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Feb 16, 2017Committed fans and casual admirers will find Notes of Blue worth a listen, but ultimately this is the work of an artist who has done better with similar ingredients in the past.
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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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Mar 6, 2017
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