• Record Label: Lojinx
  • Release Date: Nov 3, 2017
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Nov 9, 2017
    80
    Wild and Reckless, for all its alleged thematic cohesion, has a relaxed, uncomplicated maturity.
  2. Nov 9, 2017
    74
    Wild & Reckless takes a couple steps in the right direction. This band’s optimum path, however, is still several steps away.
  3. Nov 9, 2017
    70
    Blitzen Trapper have always been at their best when the rubber meets the road, so to speak, and highway-ready anthems like "Rebel," "Stolen Hearts," "Dance with Me," and the soaring title cut don't disappoint, delivering a perfect blend of pathos and Pacific Northwest wanderlust, which incidentally is exactly what made Furr so compelling.
  4. Q Magazine
    Dec 20, 2017
    60
    Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty sand Bob Dylan makes their presence felt, especially on the title track, but the sci-fi sound collage that starts No Man's Land and Forever Pt. 2 underline the band's subtle warping of the Americana dream. [Feb 2018, p.108]
  5. Uncut
    Nov 16, 2017
    60
    It's slightly pedestrian take on amped-up roots rock falls short of that particular bar {2008's Furr], but the rolling funk-blues of "When I'm Dying" is terrific, while the harrowing "Joanna" is a masterful piece of storytelling. [Jan 2018, p.18]
  6. 60
    The opening “Rebel” sets the tone with a country-style tale of how a good-hearted man’s attempt to live up to his father’s ideals backfires to leave him a criminal, losing his beloved’s respect and affection in the process. From there, the journey swings between ebullient celebrations of life and sombre tales of misfortune, with the shadow of Springsteen looming large over songwriter Eric Earley’s material.

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