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7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 10 out of 19
  2. Negative: 0 out of 19
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  1. Oct 14, 2022
    10
    Just amazing. The best album since Dream River. Naked Souls and Planets are masterpiece songs
  2. Oct 17, 2022
    5
    Earnest yet atonal. It's an unpretentious work which I think is the reason everyone flocks to albums like this. But for my taste there's a noticeable lack of uptempo that always feels like if the bike went faster the rider would fall off. Another quiet strum album while a man recites his poetry in front of it so slowly it might as well be spoken word.
  3. May 5, 2023
    7
    Da hör’ ich doch dieselbe Scheiße, zieh den Stecker, wo ist hier vorn und hinten? Ich fühle mich wie neugeboren.

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Metascore
87

Universal acclaim - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. The Wire
    Nov 22, 2022
    80
    Across the album woodwinds and brass establish the atmosphere, allowing Callahan to revisit some darker parts of himself with the safety of knowing that everything will be fine. [Dec 2022, p.64]
  2. Nov 18, 2022
    90
    Along with delivering the abundance of colors, moods, and first-rate songwriting expected from a Bill Callahan album, Ytilaer is more exciting and engaging than his music has been in some time. This is how an expert singer/songwriter captures the tenor of the moment: with songs of timeless quality.
  3. Nov 9, 2022
    80
    While it’s certainly not as upbeat as 2020’s Gold Record, the directness cuts through in a way that 2019’s Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest didn’t. It’s an album that finds Callahan in great form.