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Wesley Stace's John Wesley Harding Image
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  • Summary: The latest release for the British artist who produced work under both the names John Wesley Harding and his given name, Wesley Stace, features The Jayhawks.
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  • Record Label: Yep Roc
  • Genre(s): Folk, Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Folk
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
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  1. Uncut
    Mar 20, 2017
    80
    The Jayhawks provide a diverse, autumnal foundation that amps up when needed. Stace's deceptively winsome voice, meanwhile, delves deep into memories, dreams, relationships and life's absurdities. [Mar 2017, p.40]
  2. Mar 20, 2017
    80
    Melodic to a fault, this new offering continues a trajectory begun two decades back when as a folkie-turned-rocker he first plied his charms and initiated a brand that never ceases to satisfy.
  3. Mar 20, 2017
    70
    Stace still has the lyrical facility and way with a melody that made Harding a potential Next Big Thing in the '90s, while also gaining some seasoning that shows he's not simply chasing past glories.
  4. Mar 20, 2017
    40
    Like its clumsy title, this release finds itself falling between two stools; stuck in mid-Atlantic, perhaps. It does have its moments, but may fail to win new converts.