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- Summary: Brad Jones returns to produce the singer-songwriter's tenth studio release recorded in Spain.
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- Record Label: Yep Roc
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 8 out of 12
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Mixed: 4 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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Mar 20, 2013Easily one of his strongest releases to date, if not his best, The Happiness Waltz is the very reason why musical history should have a small chapter for this criminally overlooked songwriter.
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Apr 11, 2013The Happiness Waltz is a big contender for Rouse’s best work, though fans will always point to varying favorites.
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May 29, 2013The music appears deceptively simple and unabashedly blithe at times, but regardless, the emotional undercurrent clearly comes through.
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Mar 12, 2013What keeps it from the top is the lack of musical surprises. Still, these twelve songs will keep you warm as winter turns to spring.
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Mar 13, 2013The album tips overly saccharine at nearly every turn, but the arrangements are tight and polished, with swelling, lush choruses and grooving AM-radio bridges.
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MojoMar 12, 2013At best the new songs are bright, '70s soulful confections but too much will give you toothache. [Apr 2013, p.98]
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Q MagazineApr 10, 2013The melodies running through City People, City Things and Julie, with their hints of Paul Simon at his most wistful, are the measure of anything from Rouse's 2002 purple patch. The rest is charming if sometimes sugar-sweet and a little too inoffensive. [May 2013, p.109]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Mar 10, 2014
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