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Remembering Mountains: Unheard Songs By Karen Dalton Image
Metascore
87

Universal acclaim - based on 12 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

  • Summary: Isobel Campbell, Diane Cluck, Sharon Van Etten, Josephine Foster, Patty Griffin, Larkin Grimm, Laurel Halo, Julia Holter, Marissa Nadler, Tara Jane O'Neil, and Lucinda Williams give voice to lyrics and poems written by folk singer-songwriter Karen Dalton.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Magnet
    Jun 8, 2015
    90
    Every track here honors the spirit behind her perfromance style first and foremost. [No. 121, p.51]
  2. Jun 4, 2015
    90
    Unheard Songs is a revelation; a more fitting tribute to a troubled artist could not be imagined.
  3. May 27, 2015
    88
    Some of these lines are so well-crafted that they're tough to bear.
  4. 80
    Working separately, the songwriters converged in lonely reflection; the album adds up to a composite portrait of a ghost.
  5. 80
    The moments when the singers get braver with stamping their own personality on the material prove much more memorable.
  6. 80
    For the most part Remembering Mountains is a success, with the source material being affectionately honoured yet imbued with the distinctive traits of the invited artists.
  7. May 27, 2015
    78
    Tthere’s a palpable narrative here, a sense of loss and stillness, and it reanimates Dalton, if only for a moment. It’s good to have her back.

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