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- Summary: Best known as the lead singer of the punk band X, Exene continues evolving her solo music career and in her latest release brings more rock influences to her folk and country style.
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- Record Label: Bloodshot
- Genre(s): Folk, Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal, Neo-Traditional Folk, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Folk
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UncutMar 29, 2011It's Cervenka's superb vocals that make this a carer highlight. [Apr 2011, p.77]
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Mar 17, 2011It's safe to say no one was expecting a mid-career renaissance from Cervenka when she signed to Bloodshot Records, but with Somewhere Gone and The Excitement of Maybe she's made two of the strongest and most impressive albums she's recorded outside of her work with X, confirming her status as a one of a kind talent with plenty of welcome surprises up her sleeve.
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Mar 17, 2011Catchy and immensely singable, the endless vocal refrains on The Excitement of Maybe aren't going to leave your brain anytime soon.
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Mar 17, 2011With terrific work from drummer Brady Blade and bassist Christian McBride, the record emphasizes rhythm in a way that's uncommon for the generally stuffy Americana scene. And The Excitement of Maybe works because Cervenka, like a true punk, deliberately defies conventions.
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Mar 17, 2011The Excitement of Maybe isn't a return to form-because there's never really been a form to return to throughout all her musical incarnations. It's simply a strong, often gorgeous album by one of the most intriguing figures in the last few decades of rock music.
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MojoApr 22, 2011Musically, this album is well assembled, with stabs of Memphis-style horns, slide guitar and luscious strings--but the lyrics lack deep resonance. [Apr 2011, p.100]
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Mar 17, 2011Where The Excitement of Maybe shines--like a harvest moon--is in production, composition, and musicianship, but these alone aren't enough to sustain the distinctive voice Cervenka has spoken in so boldly, particularly when they're employed in the service of pastiche.