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Sam Phillips
- Record Label: Littlebox Recordings
- Release Date: Jun 7, 2011
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Oct 6, 2011It's rare for an artist entering her fourth decade to keep releasing music of such high quality, but Phillips sounds like she's rejuvenated--and never better.
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Oct 6, 2011Phillips' agile vocals sweep over these mostly ragtag arrangements and provide the emphasis and impact that each of these songs demand.
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Oct 6, 2011The pieces don't always fit, making Solid State her most uneven album in at least a decade. But every track offers the pleasure of Phillips's marvelous voice, which sounds like Scotch seeping through cracks in wood.
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Oct 6, 2011Ultimately, Solid State: Songs from the Long Play is a well-intended byproduct, horribly executed.