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UncutApr 10, 2015The best cuts have staying power. [May 2015, p.80]
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Apr 10, 2015The first two-thirds of this album are nearly flawless.... There are a couple of stumbles down the backstretch, though.
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May 4, 2015The critics may long for drama and scandal, but The Embers of Time often demonstrates that a simple life could be for the best. Here, it certainly makes for enjoyable listening.
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Apr 13, 2015Though it's a stretch to call it a happy album (from an artist who routinely pondered the dark side of his life), it's full of charm, wit, and guarded optimism as Rouse tells us a bit about his demons with an honesty that suggests some, if not all, of them are in his rear view mirror. If only therapy was this effective and entertaining for everyone.
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Apr 10, 2015Rouse uses his recent psychoanalysis sessions to question universal questions of our place in life as we age. That he does so with such beautifully crafted, hummable pop songs is a testament to his long established talents as one of America’s more overlooked singer/songwriters.