The Wondershow Of The World
by Bonnie "Prince" Billy & The Cairo Gang
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8.0

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
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  1. cokemachineglow
    Dec 21, 2010
    75
    The Wonder Show of the World, his eleventh release in half as many years, is everything for which we hope in a new Bonnie "Prince" Billy release: creeping yet expansive alt-folk; an ever-strengthening voice; erotic imagery ("The smell of your box on my mustache") paired with thoughts on family, never uncomfortably; a stark, doodled cover; a doting collaboration.
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  2. American Songwriter
    80
    The record's songs maintain Oldham's characteristic simplicity and sparseness that hearken back to the now ancient songs of American music's past. All the while, this familiarly fresh set of arrangements gives Oldham's restless phrasings the virgin textures upon which to project cryptic and fearless lyrics.
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  3. AllMusic
    80
    More than most Bonnie "Prince" Billy records, this is one of those austere records, filled with lyrical archaisms -- fans will think first of Master and Everyone -- but Kelly and company prove a capable foil for the monolith of Oldham's rustic songwriting and singing.
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