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Rouse sounds perfectly at ease, as if he were just playing for fun with no tapes rolling.
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Packing both studio polish and meandering melodies makes for a largely safe yet inconvenient marriage.
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67Subtítulo... is not without its charms, but it borders on easy listening at times.
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[Rouse] adds some new elements to his breezy brand of hipster soft rock. [24 Mar 2006, p.70]
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80Josh conjures a light, affectless mood which quietly promises happiness without ever sliding into schmaltz. [May 2006, p.100]
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70With Subtitulo, Josh Rouse may just prove to be the missing link between Jack Johnson and Conor Oberst.
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Subtitulo seems slight at first listen, but the songs eventually marry, suggesting the progression from a dead end to a new start. [Apr/May 2006, p.103]
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37At only 33 minutes, Subtítulo doesn't leave Rouse, longtime producer Brad Jones, and their small band much time to recover from such miscues.
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60A move to [Spain] has imbued Rouse's songs with sunshine. [May 2006, p.130]
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Subtitulo certainly appears to be an accurate representation of where Josh Rouse is in his life: comfortable, confident, and beneath-the-radar contented. Good for him; bad for fans of Josh Rouse albums brimming over with great hooks.
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Some of Subtítulo's 10 tracks float from relaxed to unengaging, and the brief run time makes it feel even more like a transitional album, but the best songs make up for the drift.
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A subdued effort.
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40Connoisseurs of 1972 will be forced to conclude the poor boy's got sunstroke. [May 2006, p.119]
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