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Bad Debt [Reissue]
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  • Summary: Originally recorded on cassette tape and released in limited quantities before a fire at the PIAS warehouse destroyed all the remaining copies, this reissue includes three new tracks from the North Carolina singer, M.C. Taylor.
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  • Record Label: Black Maps
  • Genre(s): Country, Americana, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Country-Rock, Indie Folk
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Uncut
    Jan 15, 2014
    90
    It's an extraordinary set. [Feb 2014, p.92]
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  2. Paste Magazine
    Jan 15, 2014
    86
    Whether you’re honing in on the brilliant lyricism or simply soaking in the aural wonders of this minimalistic folk album, there’s plenty to fall in love with about Bad Debt.
  3. Pitchfork
    Jan 17, 2014
    82
    These songs sound full and finished even in their austerity.
  4. The Line of Best Fit
    Jan 15, 2014
    80
    What it lacks in crowd-pleasing polish is gained in atmosphere. Intimate doesn’t begin to cover it.
  5. Blurt Magazine
    Jan 17, 2014
    80
    Almost by accident, it seems, you can hear memory, skill and poetry converging in a lonely kitchen with a baby sleeping nearby.
  6. Dusted Magazine
    Jan 16, 2014
    80
    When it comes to the spiritual, Bad Debt is a worthy addition to a lineage that preaches the complicated records resonate strongest.
  7. Rolling Stone
    Jan 15, 2014
    60
    It’s lean music for lean times.

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  1. drusslaw
    Mar 1, 2021
    10
    This is a tragically overlooked album, full of gems. The recording sound is not great (there's a lot of "hiss") but the emotion and soulThis is a tragically overlooked album, full of gems. The recording sound is not great (there's a lot of "hiss") but the emotion and soul dripping from his voice shines through. The lyrics are introspective and crushing, and the man knows how to write a killer hook on the guitar. Honestly one of the best albums of the decade in my opinion. Enormously underrated. Some of the songs come to life with some better production in his next 2 albums, in particular the version of "serpent is kind (compared to man)" on Haw is better, but the standout track is "Jesus Shot Me in the Head" is a perfect song delivered in low-fi hushed tones.… Expand