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The Letting Go - Bonnie "Prince" Billy
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84 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 30 Ratings

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  • Summary: Jim White and Paul Oldham are among the guests on prolific songwriter Will Oldham's latest Bonnie "Prince" Billy studio recording.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. The A.V. Club
    100
    The pull of European cool against Oldham's usual rustic, heartfelt love poetry creates moments of sweet tension.
  2. All Music Guide
    90
    Truth to tell, since the quality of Oldham's songwriting has rarely wavered, the excellent arrangements and McCarthy's contributions make The Letting Go the best of his career to this point.
  3. Under The Radar
    60
    Though it's extremely well-crafted and features all his beloved attributes, it's unlikely to win him many new fans. [#15]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. DonB
    10
    just beautiful
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  2. CarolR
    10
    silly to rank, but whatever it is that this guy does so beautifully, he does it again here. We go with him to that place.
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  3. madsl
    5
    I think Will Oldhams persona (this "wild man in the woods"-shtick) is beginning to wear a bit thin...in my mind he peaked with the magnificent I see a Darkness - this is just a minor rerun with added strings and that horrible backing singer, who certainly does her best at making the music obtrusive in an almost comical way...… Expand
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