The Stand-In - Caitlin Rose
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critics What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: The second release for the Nashville singer-songwriter was produced by Jordan Lehning and Skylar Wilson.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 22
  2. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Mar 7, 2013
    90
    Mostly, it's the wilting pedal steel, warm analog tubes, and lush heartbreak flourishes of "When I'm Gone" that distinguish Rose from the merchants of new country's jingles.
  2. Mar 13, 2013
    80
    It’s not so easily classifiable as “country,” but easily classifiable as really great pop music.
  3. Mar 15, 2013
    80
    It's all gorgeous arrangements, soul-wrenching songwriting and heartbreaking stories, inhabiting a space that's both rock and country, indie and folk, without pandering to the lowest common denominator. [No. 96, p.59]
  4. Mar 12, 2013
    60
    The Stand-In succeeds in sounding expansive without losing any of its intimacy. [Apr 2013, p.109]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Not just a great country album but a great pop album, Caitlin Rose's dulcet tones and phrasing are wonderful to listen to, you just can't help swaying along to them. A great follow up to her debut album, she deserves to be more well know than she is at the moment. Expand