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Feb 15, 2019Ellis may have suggested this level of melodic songcraft on his previous albums, but he never hinted at this wit, and his dexterous combination of craft and humor makes Texas Piano Man a rich, resonant good time.
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MojoMar 20, 2019Upbeat, sometimes painful, all sold with witty pop chutzpah. [May 2019, p.94]
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Feb 14, 2019Ellis proves to be a grand pop master. This, albeit somewhat surprising, is his most cohesive album to date.
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Feb 14, 2019His tribute to "Topo Chico", the sparkling Mexican mineral water that has become Austin's (where Ellis now lives) favorite beverage, is clever and sensible. The rest of the album has a more alcoholic vibe.
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Apr 5, 2019Ellis remains brilliantly elusive, torquing songs in unexpected directions.
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Feb 28, 2019Texas Piano Man is exactly what it sounds like: a cross between country-blues and piano-pop. Ellis surely knows his way around the keys, and his fifth studio album is funny, frank and alive. It’s a storyful, self-realized album that also happens to be a hell-of-a good time to listen to.
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UncutFeb 14, 2019In his own quiet way, Texas Piano Man finds Ellis maintaining a degree of reckless abandon in his creative life. [Mar 2019, p.26]
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Feb 14, 2019As unabashedly pop albums go, Ellis’ self-descriptive Texas Piano Man is a bracing alternative to the guitar-focused music that dominates the singer-songwriter field.
Awards & Rankings
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Positive: 2 out of 3
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Mixed: 1 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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Jul 26, 2019