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6.6

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  • Summary: Ted Hutt produced the fourth release for the Americana band that welcomes back Critter Fuqua and features final appearances of Willie Watson, who parted with the band in January 2012.
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  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
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  1. Jul 16, 2012
    90
    With all the percolating energy the album delivers, its three most memorable songs are ballads.
  2. Nov 21, 2012
    80
    It's the achievement of their fourth studio album that this giddy mix hangs together as an endearing whole.
  3. Carry Me Back ticks all the boxes: jaunty, soulful, nostalgic without being cloying.
  4. Jul 17, 2012
    75
    These are also simply the band's finest songs in some time.
  5. Under The Radar
    Aug 22, 2012
    70
    These harrowing tackles of murder, bootleggers and war jangle the heart's cage. [Aug/Sep 2012, p.124]
  6. Jul 19, 2012
    70
    The songs never stray far from the band's wheelhouse, yet they feel energized and impactful.
  7. Q Magazine
    Dec 11, 2012
    40
    Carry Me Back feels like a sidestep towards a more traditional sound. [Jan 2013, p.108]

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