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Sep 8, 2014Sure, the eccentricities of other solo efforts like Eye or I Often Dream of Trains are missing, but to complain about that would be asking for a lack of honesty that The Man Upstairs simply refuses to provide.
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Aug 28, 2014Robyn Hitchcock's latest release, The Man Upstairs, stands amongst his all-time best albums. His finest work in years, the opening three songs are stunning, mesmerising even, in their intimate beauty.
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Aug 25, 2014Robyn brings an affecting vulnerability to all the performances. Whimsicality is turned down a couple of notches and the tenderness that has always underpinned his best material shines through.
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Aug 25, 2014At times, a startling album--one that will please Hitchcock obsessives and also provides a decent gateway for the uninitiated.
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MojoAug 22, 2014Hitchcock's own songs--especially Trouble In Your Blood and San Francisco Patrol--maintain the heartsick mood, drawing the corners of this record together into a beautifully measured whole. [Sep 2014, p.91]
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UncutAug 22, 2014If his 20th solo album, The Man Upstairs, is less excitable than the likes of Underwater Moonlight, Fegmania! and Queen Elvis, it's a change that many Hitchcock agnostics will welcome. [Sep 2014, p.68]
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Aug 26, 2014Overall, The Man Upstairs is an exceptionally well-conceived and well-executed project from Hitchcock and Boyd.
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Classic Rock MagazineDec 18, 2014To Turn You On and The Ghost In You sound uncannily like Nick Drake gone glam, but it works. [Sep 2014, p.94]
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Aug 26, 2014Intriguing and introspective, The Man Upstairs warrants considerable praise.
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Aug 25, 2014By no means is this a fresh egg, but you’re in good hands when Hitchcock’s picking ‘em.
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Aug 26, 2014The Man Upstairs has warmth and charm galore, but it needs someone, anyone, reaching down to more strongly pull the strings.