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May 22, 2020As wide-ranging as Banana Skin Shoes is, it never feels like Gough is dabbling. The album's sounds are as carefully considered as the motifs of tears, apples and snowy spring days that recur in its lyrics, and the flourishes of brass that pop up throughout feel like triumphant fanfares.
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May 21, 2020Banana Skin Shoes is classic Badly Drawn Boy: Eclectic songs held together by heartfelt lyrics and rich instrumentation. The only thing that's changed is Gough has proved he can dance.
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MojoMay 21, 2020The everything-but-the-kitchen-sink sonics are matched by an unrelenting emotional honesty. [Jul 2020, p.85]
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May 21, 2020There's as much personal hardship here as there is outgoing celebration, so it winds up an all-inclusive showpiece for what makes Badly Drawn Boy so good.
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Q MagazineMay 21, 2020Mature, classy and a hard-earnedtriumph. [Jul 2020, p.105]
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May 22, 2020A genuine treat, probably the best thing he has made since his debut.
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UncutMay 22, 2020His workmanship persists. Forever on the skids, but still upright. [Jul 2020, p.27]
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