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U Kin B The Sun Image
Metascore
86

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length solo release for the Canadian singer-songwriter was produced with John Raham.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Uncut
    Feb 5, 2020
    90
    Call it an expansion rather than a reinvention--but it's a dramatic and rather dazzling one. [Mar 2020, p.27]
  2. 80
    Nothing is rushed. Listeners should prepare to hunker down for 45 minutes to absorb the hypnotic and often mesmerizing U Kin B the Sun in a single, uninterrupted sitting where it hits the hardest.
  3. Feb 5, 2020
    80
    Across U kin B the Sun, Ford's first record in six years, she offers affirmations that are deeply touching and inspiring.
  4. Mojo
    Feb 5, 2020
    80
    Ford still has a country rasp to her voice, but doesn't over-sing, and her method of expressing emotion is deft rather than melodramatic. she can build up power, too. [Mar 2020, p.87]
  5. Feb 6, 2020
    80
    An album that doesn’t grab your attention with pyrotechnic displays, opting instead for a slow-burning, unassuming kind of power: a low-key delight, but a delight all the same.
  6. Feb 18, 2020
    80
    Whilst the songs can feel painful and direct, there’s also a sense of euphoria and celebration here too, and the overall sense is one of healing and catharsis. This is Frazey Ford’s best album to date but it really feels like she is just getting started.
  7. Q Magazine
    Feb 11, 2020
    80
    Her voice is magnetic enough to tilt the Earth's axis, the grooves so deep and plush that they could upholster a Cadillac. [Apr 2020, p.109]
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Feb 9, 2020
    9
    A discovery and a very pleasant one. Songs are sung with soul and nicely accompanied by the band. Lyrics you wanna listen to. So, solid andA discovery and a very pleasant one. Songs are sung with soul and nicely accompanied by the band. Lyrics you wanna listen to. So, solid and honest singer-song writing with beautiful arrangements. Expand

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