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Translated From Love Image
Metascore
75

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  • Summary: Five years since her last release (Christmas album withstanding), country singer Kelly Willis returns with a new album.

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Nobody Wants To Go To The Moon Anymore
Nobody Wants to Go to the Moon Anymore I don't know a soul that wants to visit the moon That bruise in the sky, that busted balloon A big rotten egg... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Translated From Love, her first in five years, is a treat in any emotional language.
  2. Mojo
    80
    The result is an unusual and likeable mix of country rock, rockabilly and excellent ballads. [Nov 2007, p.102]
  3. Uncut
    80
    Translated From Love utterly captures Kelly Willis' oft-wayward talent. [Oct 2007, p.115]
  4. With results that transcend category, Willis sounds like an artist renewed.
  5. In all, it's a winner, a solid, consistently crafted "new country" record that wears rock & roll proudly on its sleeve.
  6. The honeyed twang of the Austin songbird remains a hallmark on Translated, but the songs are forged with a more mature fire and relaxed tone.
  7. Her good taste tethers her to the old homestead on her first album since 2002, taking off only once: on an unlikely cover of Iggy Pop's 'Success.'

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