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  • Summary: The latest full-length release for Mike Scott-led folk rock band The Waterboys was co-produced with Simon Dine.
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  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Apr 29, 2022
    80
    It's instantly accessible. [Jun 2022, p.78]
  2. Mojo
    Apr 29, 2022
    80
    A multi-faceted and in turns amusing and affecting album. [Jun 2022, p.86]
  3. Uncut
    Apr 29, 2022
    70
    An eventually rousing album. [Jun 2022, p.34]
  4. Apr 29, 2022
    70
    This is fun, thoughtful, expressive music from a man whose inspiration has yet to run dry.
  5. May 3, 2022
    70
    All Souls Hill feels like a gradual step with the heavier foot planted on the electronic DIY side while venturing back to the organic with the lighter foot.
  6. The Wire
    Aug 17, 2022
    70
    “All Souls Hill” itself is almost in Bad Seeds territory – the two bands were formed the same year and almost certainly aware of one another. “The Liar” is a swipe at Donald Trump but avoids sounding latecomerish by turning him into a folkloric figure. “Passing Through” does the opposite, giving political relevance to an old song. [Sep 2022, p.52]
  7. 60
    It’s all interesting, at least once, and there is plenty to chew on in these nine tracks. How often anyone other than Scott fans will want to hear some of these again is unclear.
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