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73 out of 100

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9.0 out of 10

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  • Summary: The seventh album for the Minnesota alt-country outfit features a smaller-than-usual lineup of songwriter/vocalist Gary Louris, bassist Marc Perlman and drummer Tim O'Reagan, joined by new guitarist Stephen McCarthy. Matthew Sweet and Jakob Dylan guest.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. E! Online
    91
    With loads of acoustic guitars and the Jayhawks' winsome country harmonies, this album looks back to the sound of Crosby, Stills & Nash.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Folk-rock laced with banjos, accordions, and pedal steel, ''Music'' is the roots move one suspects fans have wanted for years, its classic rock flavor echoing the Byrds, CSNY, and Poco.
  3. Stylus Magazine
    60
    The problem with this kind of record is not that it’s hard to find fault with, but that it’s hard to get excited about.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. pablor
    10
    superb album full of brillant songs. Ican´t stop listenning to it!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. LoriJ
    10
    I am completely blown away by the beauty and honesty of this album. I can't stop listenning to it!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Blarfy
    5
    Some nice tracks. but weighed down with lots of poor quality. Brilliantly average.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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