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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

  • Summary: Th eighth full-length release for the Nashville singer-songwriter was produced with Adam Bednarik.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. May 28, 2019
    82
    Like a prayer, The Saint of Lost Causes best listened to alone and deliberately. It’s too close and intimate to put on when there are others present unless they also plan on listening in silence. It’s a lot to ask the modern, harried soul to lay low and meditate on a record, but listen any other way and it’s all, well, a lost cause.
  2. May 24, 2019
    80
    The 12 songs on The Saint of Lost Causes coalesce into a larger story of malaise that's powerful without turning histrionic, and this is powerful music that's both timely and timeless.
  3. May 24, 2019
    80
    Only a confident and fearless songwriter could take on this kind of subject matter and make it resonate.
  4. May 28, 2019
    80
    The songs all have a feel that is timeless and reverential of the past, while still moving forward along the twisted turns of America.
  5. May 24, 2019
    70
    Apart from a few genre exercises that, at this point, can feel phoned-in from a stylist as well-studied as Earle (see the honky-tonking “Pacific North Western Blues”), The Saint of Lost Causes lives up to its title, serving as a refreshing reminder of what the songwriter has always done best.
  6. Uncut
    May 24, 2019
    50
    He dips toes in the blues, country, R&B and rockabilly without ever really grabbing your attention. [Jun 2019, p.27]
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. Jun 22, 2023
    10
    This is a masterpiece. Pure and haunting. One of my favorite albums ever.
  2. May 28, 2019
    10
    JTE’s best album to date! Have played it back to back since it’s release!
  3. May 30, 2019
    9
    It´s hard to be "the son of a musician". Looks at Julian Lennon, Jacob Dylan, and go on. Justin Townes Earle is more than the son of SteveIt´s hard to be "the son of a musician". Looks at Julian Lennon, Jacob Dylan, and go on. Justin Townes Earle is more than the son of Steve Earle, and record by record is trying to say: "Hey, I´m Justin. Living in this strange world. I know your pains and your laughs. Let me sit himself close to you. Only to share these moments". This effort will be receipt as it deserves at the end of the year. Honest and cool, you find rockabilly, outlaws, honky tonk, ballads, all with organic sound that makes your feet moves again. Expand
  4. Aug 24, 2019
    3
    Went to gig recently. Plays to silent middle aged static crowd. Not much happening which he encouraged. Heavily disappointed despite likingWent to gig recently. Plays to silent middle aged static crowd. Not much happening which he encouraged. Heavily disappointed despite liking his songs. Expand