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Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: The fifth full-length release for British indie artist was co-produced with Ash Workman and features guest appearances from Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods and Rose Elinor Dougall.
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Prince of Tears
Prince of tears, prince of tears No one's gonna love you more than us Prince of tears, prince of tears No one's gonna love you more than us I'm a... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. The 10 tracks disappear in a brisk 28 minutes, as if to say, ‘Chin up, mate, get on with it’. A heartbreak record--done the British way.
  2. Q Magazine
    Oct 25, 2017
    80
    Casually unique and an unbounded joy to listen to, it's the quintessential Baxter Dury album. [Nov 2017, p.105]
  3. Mojo
    Oct 25, 2017
    80
    Equally comparable to Sleaford Mods' savage lo-fi and Leonard Cohen's fatalist poetry, Prince Of Tears is an outright triumph. [Nov 2017, p.94]
  4. Oct 25, 2017
    70
    By cementing his role as musical heir to the mantle of Serge Gainsbourg (if you ignore the fact that Charlotte Gainsbourg herself is a pretty worthy heir), as well as perhaps the only musical peer of Sleaford Mods, Baxter might just have succeeded in further escaping Ian Dury's long, dark shadow.
  5. Uncut
    Oct 25, 2017
    70
    A suite unreliably narrated by a character named Miami. ... The album is a wittily wrought soundtrack of his delusions. [Dec 2017, p.25]
  6. Dec 6, 2017
    70
    All of this is familiar, so what counts on Prince of Tears is execution, and from top to bottom, it's one of his strongest albums, benefitting from his assurance and lack of nonsense.
  7. Oct 31, 2017
    70
    Sounding a bit bare at first, it may take a few spins for Prince of Tears to reveal its appeal but it shows the younger Dury (Baxter is the son of famous rock 'n' roller Ian Dury, of Ian Dury and the Blockheads) is a talented songwriter in his own right.

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  1. Nov 24, 2017
    7
    this like doesnt have the full grasp of what a full ablbum should feel like. this is a great title for my life right now, but princess. I amthis like doesnt have the full grasp of what a full ablbum should feel like. this is a great title for my life right now, but princess. I am such a princess. Expand