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Oct 2, 2012Traveling Alone feels more spontaneous and immediate than most of Tift Merritt's previous work, but it's no less beautiful or affecting for it.
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Oct 2, 2012The disc's winning blend of warm organic tones and smart atmospheric touches, recalls Emmylou Harris' Wrecking Ball--and could also be the breakthrough for Merritt that Ball was for Harris.
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Entertainment WeeklyOct 2, 2012Tift Merritt strips things down on her raw fifth album, letting her aching vocals and bewitching twang do all the convincing. [5 Oct 2012, p.77]
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MagnetDec 4, 2012Merritt is skilled; she just needs to accept that and then actually travel alone into the music. [No. 93, p.57]
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Oct 2, 2012This alone-in-a-crowd sound suits Merritt so well and makes Traveling Alone her best and most fully realized album yet.
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Nov 2, 2012Traveling Alone is an eleven track collection that speaks to Merritt's vision and outlook.
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Dec 17, 2012Traveling Alone sounds like her best album yet.
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Dec 10, 2012How you respond will depend on how you react to such gubbins being brought to bear on Merritt's A-to-B-and-back melodic sense. No doubting its realness, though.
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Oct 2, 2012The depth and clarity of Ms. Merritt's singing make these songs feel properly lived in.
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UncutOct 2, 2012The further Merritt strays from her default setting, the more affecting she is. [Nov 2012, p.79]