Singing Bones
by The Handsome Family
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
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  1. CollinP
    Mar 19, 2014
    8
    True Detective! Quite a fascinating album that - as stated in the summary - blends all styles of country/folk with a laconic, yet hypnotic feel. Not always enjoyable, but always intriguing.

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#31 Best Album of 2003

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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Pitchfork
    74
    This is the band's most beautiful record, an expertly arranged blend of their acoustic old school country augmented by pedal steel guitar and bowed saws and sometimes colored by elements of mariachi, gospel, and rural folk.
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  2. ShakingThrough.net
    80
    The grim mood and countrified sound of Singing Bones doesn't differ dramatically from the past few Handsome Family albums.
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  3. Magnet
    80
    A formidable, spooky album you can lose--or perhaps find--yourself in. [#61, p.97]
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