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The  Soul of All Natural Things Image
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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

  • Summary: The first release in 44 years for the psychedelic folk singer was co-produced by Chris Price and Fernando Perdomo.
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  • Record Label: Asthmatic Kitty
  • Genre(s): Folk, New Age, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Folk, Alternative Folk, Progressive Alternative
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  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
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  1. Mar 19, 2014
    80
    It's a boldly contemporary record whose wily 70s spirit isn't lost amid the fuzz.
  2. Mar 3, 2014
    80
    Her uncommon, even singular approach to singing, recording, and writing, remains fully in evidence here.
  3. 80
    The album is brave in its fragility and sincerity; it’s not for the cynical. But it’s not naïve, either.
  4. Mar 4, 2014
    70
    At times a bit too slick and overproduced, her new songs are rooted in the same mysticism and concern for humanity that marked her early work, except now she’s updated her sound with contributions from musicians such as Julia Holter and Ramona Gonzalez from Nite Jewel.
  5. Mar 25, 2014
    70
    The Soul of All Natural Things realises her intent wonderfully, its gorgeously crafted pastoral songs a gentle invocation to inner peace.
  6. Uncut
    Mar 7, 2014
    70
    There are a few moments of longueurs, where the songs come off a little too session muso. But this new, becalmed Perhacs reveals a clear eco-political message articulated with subtlety and nuance. [Apr 2014, p.79]
  7. Mar 3, 2014
    50
    The album would have benefited from playing on that edge; instead, it rests on the laurels of its earthy prettiness.

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