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Nothing Gold Can Stay - The Duke & the King
Metascore
72 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Paste Magazine
    85
    The album is at its sweetest with love-laced tracks like 'Water Spider' and 'Summer Morning Rain,' but it truly shines when it tackles deeper issues.
  2. Uncut
    80
    Overall though--a quality 'One More American Song' shares with the whole collection--this is a song with an understated, but crucial, element of hope. [Aug 2009, p.100]
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  3. All Music Guide
    80
    The singing may be subdued and the playing quiet, but everything here packs an emotional wallop.
  4. Q Magazine
    80
    Their debut turns out to be a lovely slice of Americana, tastefully underpinned by warm harmonies, acoustic guitars and a melancholy yearning for lost youth. [Oct 2009, p.118]
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  5. The Guardian
    80
    This might be the single most tasteful record of the year.
  6. Boston Globe
    80
    It takes on joy and loss with equal measure, and at its best--'Still Remember Love,' 'Lose Myself'--lands at the intersection of the two.
  7. Los Angeles Times
    63
    This is hushed, deliberately paced acoustic music perfect for sitting around a fireplace pondering the coming thaw....As pretty as this stuff is, though, it can get a little snoozy.
  8. Mojo
    60
    You might even give it a cuddle because it delivers the kind of ultra-friendly music that sits up and in a cutesy manner demands such attention. [Fall 2009, p.93]
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  9. Slant Magazine
    60
    When Felice and Burke show a bit more restraint and keep the focus on the storytelling, Gold works as a compelling, soulful folk record.
  10. PopMatters
    40
    The songs themselves don't hold up under casual inspection, let alone eager scrutiny.
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