- Record Label: Fantasy
- Release Date: Jun 11, 2021
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Classic Rock MagazineJun 22, 2021It's their finest by some distance. [Summer 2021, p.84]
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Jun 14, 2021A deep, meaningful and purposefully intimate rock ‘n’ roll record. But what sets this apart from the other LN&POTR albums is that is doesn’t borrow from the past so much as showcase their own strain of cosmic heartland rock.
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Jun 14, 2021The music comes across as honest, emotional, credible and convincing. ... A Few Stars Apart brings him closer to the singular distinction he so decidedly deserves.
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UncutJul 27, 2021Nelson's paeans to familial bonds form a loose song cycle that frequently surprises and is capable of effortlessly lifting the listener's spirits. [Sep 2021, p.29]
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Jun 30, 2021The comforts A Few Stars Apart offer may not be original, but part of their power lies in their familiarity: it's the sound of tradition moving forward through the bad times and into the good ones.
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MojoJun 23, 2021Reflective, lyrically and musically. [Aug 2021, p.84]
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Jun 14, 2021A Few Stars Apart by Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real is further evidence that Nelson is a musical chameleon.
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Jun 14, 2021The easy rhymes so obvious in “Smile” end the album as it began, on a relatively placid note that unfortunately doesn’t change much over the course of the eleven cuts. As a result, this album title may refer to the disparity between potential and achievement on the part of Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real.