Surrounded - Richard Buckner
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  • Summary: Mixed by Tucker Martine, the latest release from the alt-country singer-songwriter was written using an electronic autoharp and an octave-shifting pedal.
  • Record Label: Merge
  • Genre(s): Country, Folk, Alt-Country, Americana, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Country-Folk
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Paste Magazine
    Sep 10, 2013
    82
    It is a beautiful sleeplessness captured in Surrounded; in those channels and eddies, fans of his musical landscapes can drift for hours.
  2. Uncut
    Aug 29, 2013
    80
    In short, dense, mesmerising, involving. [Oct 2013, p.63]
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  3. No Ripcord
    Sep 12, 2013
    80
    Buckner’s songwriting, both in the arrangements and vocals, is laser-focused on the development and exploration of his scorched-earth aesthetic. Together, they project it with grace, refinement, and skill.
  4. The Line of Best Fit
    Aug 29, 2013
    70
    Buckner’s record is a vague reflection of something remarkably powerful, a beautiful mirror image of dreams, of dusty reminiscences and pleas that come too late.
  5. All Music Guide
    Aug 29, 2013
    70
    The results sound more natural than risky and the entire album finds a nice place between the direct and the obtuse.
  6. Drowned In Sound
    Sep 6, 2013
    60
    It's careful, like well worded advice, and typically careworn, but this ultimately can’t disguise a lack of lyrical spark.
  7. Blurt Magazine
    Sep 4, 2013
    50
    Good as this is, it could be that much better.

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