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- Summary: Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan, and Gaby Moreno appear as guests on the first new solo releases in four years for the Grammy-winning mandolin artist that features ten songs originally written and performed for the weekly radio show, A Prairie Home Companion (which he also is the host of).
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- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Genre(s): Folk, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Progressive Folk
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Jan 19, 2018Thanks for Listening may be a best-of collection from Live from Here's songs of the week, and this makes it a modern masterpiece. Thile's introspective songwriting and ear for musical structure imbue the album with a different type of depth we don't often hear in his other projects.
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Dec 13, 2017Despite its more collaborative origins, Thanks for Listening plays like a singer/songwriter album from Thile, one with moments of humor, poignancy, dread, and playfulness. Particularly "for anyone trying to hear through the din of a boorish year," it captures the Zeitgeist of the first half of 2017 with a very human touch.
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UncutDec 13, 2017Thanks For Listening has the same gentle humour and musical imagination he brings to the airwaves [as host of Prairie Home Companion], although "I Made This For You" and the title track are a bit precious in their meta trappings. [Jan 2018, p.26]
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Dec 13, 2017He celebrates a liberal culture of generosity (“I Made This For You”) and cultural diversity (“Thank You New York”), exemplified by a musical inclusiveness and sophisticated lyricism which, though occasionally a touch too serpentine and verbose, at its best brings to mind Sufjan Stevens.
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MojoDec 20, 2017Thile's creations rarely boast a singalong factor, but deliver on terms of sheer musicality. [Feb 2018, p.98]
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Dec 13, 2017Thile can be a little too harmonically complex and over-wordy, while his whimsy can irritate (check the jaunty Elephant in the Room, about being trapped with relatives for Thanksgiving). But sometimes--as with Douglas Fir, a heavenly Yuletide duet with Aoife O’Donovan--it hits the spot.
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