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Sep 6, 2016Astronaut Meets Appleman might very well be King Creosote’s masterpiece. It is at once ethereal and contemplative, grounded and matter-of-fact.
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Sep 9, 2016Anderson has wrapped all these songs up in a beautifully warm, enveloping sound.
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Sep 7, 2016There is an effortless vibe to Astronaut Meets Appleman can only be gained from a career doing your own thing and not caring about chat places and record advances. Anderson appears to be happy in his skin and has crafted nine songs that reference his past, but also hint to his future.
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Q MagazineSep 6, 2016The hit rate's impressive. [Oct 2016, p.109]
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UncutSep 6, 2016His wrinkled brogue--warm, pithy, occasionally fluttering to a falsetto--is a thing of understated beauty in itself, framed in folk-shanty arrangements that make telling use of strings and bagpipes. [Oct 2016, p.32]
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MojoSep 6, 2016Astronaut..., then, could be King Creosote's finest hour yet. [Oct 2016, p.93]
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Sep 6, 2016It’s a classic KC album. His Scottish brogue, the bagpipes, accordion and harp all reappear for his now expected impish magic.
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Sep 6, 2016The songs swing from cosmic and ethereal to mischievously earthy.
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Sep 6, 2016Throughout, he creates an absorbing sound-bed from folk-rock grooves embellished with unexpected tones and texture.
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Nov 7, 2016At first blush, this is not one of Anderson's most immediately engaging albums, but it has a meandering charm that works its magic over time.
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Nov 7, 2016Astronaut Meets Appleman is loosely cohesive, moderately trippy, and deeply enjoyable. Anderson enters his sixth decade on this planet as one of the most sure-handed mad-pop-scientists of our times.
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Sep 15, 2016It retains the witticism and humble poetry that saw him crowned the beloved laureate of Fife, but there’s just a little bit of magic missing.
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Sep 13, 2016Anderson seems content to allow the songs to unveil themselves like never before; it’s by far his most band-driven, expansive work.
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Sep 6, 2016Astronaut Meets Appleman doesn’t quite continue that run of form. It begins and ends beautifully. ... but a handful of songs, the poppy Love Life in particular, break the mood and the emotional connection.