What Kind of World - Brendan Benson
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  • Summary: The fifth solo album for the Raconteurs band member is his first on his own label, Readymade Records.

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  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 17
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  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    Apr 24, 2012
    80
    It reasserts Benson's standing as one of America's greatest songwriters.
  2. Blurt Magazine
    May 14, 2012
    80
    As far as songcraft is concerned, this may be Benson's most consistent record, and What Kind of World will induce ecstasy in the faithful and shocked delight in newcomers.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Apr 24, 2012
    75
    The new set, Benson's fifth, is as solid as its predecessors.
  4. Q Magazine
    Apr 24, 2012
    60
    Makes a perfect case for music as therapy. [May 2012, p.91]
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