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Feb 18, 2015While not his best effort to date, there are still some standout songs on this one.
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Jan 13, 2015Almost every song has a mournful tone, and too many sound alike: slow, ponderous ballads steeped in negativity.
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Classic Rock MagazineFeb 26, 2015The basic country sounds frame a compelling singer. [Apr 2015, p.97]
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Jan 28, 2015The problem is that Earle's melancholy has taken primacy over his songwriting, which is uncharacteristically generic here, making this subdued and plodding release a career low.
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Jan 14, 2015Absent Fathers doesn't offer much in the way of answers--it's more a snapshot of a process.
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Jan 7, 2015While Steve’s fingerprints continue to leave a few smudges, six albums in, Justin looks like he’s better equipped than ever to step out of the shadow--and he’s apparently done so by exorcising a few ghosts.
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Positive: 4 out of 7
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Mixed: 2 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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