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Universal acclaim- based on 30 Ratings
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Positive: 28 out of 30
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Mixed: 0 out of 30
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Negative: 2 out of 30
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BradPSep 7, 2006
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MatthewCSep 2, 2006His strongest album to date, surpassing even Transfiguration of Vincent, which is quite an achievement. The bigger sound he gets here from a more traditional "band" gives this set of songs a depth that really makes them stick in your mind. Matt's the best young songwriter working today and this album bears that out.
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romanmcOct 4, 2006Whoever called this "Starbucks Rock" is dead-on, but not everything piping through the speakers at Starbucks sucks. The lyrical ideas are nothing to spend more than a passing minute considering either. But...I'm a sucker for this kind of music. Kind of "Golden" era MMJ with more of an early twentieth century Hawaiian vibe. Immediately enjoyable. Hanging around the house kind of music.
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KevinROct 9, 2006A good record, though some of the songs have a very unnecessary feel to them.
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BryanAug 23, 2006I certainly hope this album ends up with a score higher than 76. This is most definitely one of my favorite albums of the year. It's beautiful with some truly great arrangements and the songwriting is superb. The title track might be my favorite song of the year so far. This is definitely a must-own
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javiermAug 29, 2006BRAVE AGAIN!!!...Spain loves u!!
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JackPotAug 29, 2006With each album, it becomes clearer that M. Ward has one of rock's great voices. It has a certain world-weariness that can inspire feelings of yearning and wonder.
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TravisBSep 22, 2006This really is an amazing disc. Post-War is my first M. Ward experience but it is so good that I have now gone out and grabbed the rest of his stuff. Easily a top 10 for 2006.
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CablesSep 2, 2006a brilliant album that simply cant be ignored.
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RomiVNov 15, 2006A brilliant CD that at first seems strange and hard to absorb. But it then hits you with all it's brillaince and nuances after multiple listens and in every repeat a lyric or line will hit you and have you thinking.... wow what was that?. Immerse yourself in a another quality piece of work from M Ward
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AndrewPOct 15, 2006This Ward's best album yet. The songs are tighter, his backing band is strong. Really its an 8 1/2.
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JoãoCSep 14, 2006This fifth record is as good as his previous efforts, but this time he has a wonderful band to give a wider landscape to his songs. Brilliant.
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ZakTSep 11, 2006Damn good listening.
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StuDJan 31, 2007Pleasantly surprised. A definite top 10 for '06.
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EvanSNov 22, 2006Lyrical and lovely - album of the year.
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Awards & Rankings
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FilterAn album confident enough in its substance to not force profound stylistic changes. [#21, p.100]
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There's a bit of Starbucks gloss to this record, a too-easy-to-like quality that may at first put off serious listeners and music heads. That evaporates pretty quickly, though, as you recognize that its lucid simplicity, its artful artlessness is not a trick, but achievement.
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Rolling StoneIt all sounds familiar but strange, and beautiful enough to suck you in. [24 Aug 2006, p.94]