• Record Label: New West
  • Release Date: Aug 2, 2011
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. Uncut
    Aug 18, 2011
    80
    A deftly underplayed album. [Sep 2011, p.87]
  2. Aug 4, 2011
    80
    Hiatt's music is so damn infectious that you want to take a sip out of the flask with him.
  3. Aug 3, 2011
    75
    Every album contains a few moments of mastery, and Dirty Jeans is no exception.
  4. Aug 15, 2011
    70
    Hiatt's craftsmanship is as sharp as ever.
  5. 70
    While this collection isn't uniformly awe-inspiring, Hiatt has outdone himself on a couple of these tunes.
  6. Aug 3, 2011
    70
    Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns shows that John Hiatt is well served by a more hands-on production, though one might also imagine Kevin Shirley isn't necessarily the best person to do the job.
  7. Aug 3, 2011
    70
    Singer-songwriter John Hiatt's 20th album shows him still cranking out quality roots music for grown-ups.
  8. Aug 3, 2011
    70
    John Hiatt has now released over one third of his career recordings since the year 2000, and seems likely to continue to make good music for some time to come.
  9. 60
    Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns is full of typical John Hiatt tropes: old-timers and hard times, devotion and desperation, in roughly equal measure.
  10. Aug 8, 2011
    60
    If you're willing to dig around a little bit, you'll unearth a small handful of moments showing Hiatt at his very best. You just have to get your jeans a little dirty.
  11. 60
    The songs are slickly constructed but you can't help feeling it is familiar territory and not a patch on past triumphs.

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