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May 17, 2019Filthy Friends have made a record to remind us all what music can aspire to.
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May 3, 2019It’s comfortingly familiar, but played with conviction and expertise.
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May 3, 2019Emerald Valley isn't the slam dunk that Invitation was, but it's more than good enough to suggest this project has legs, and here's hoping the participants find time to cut a third album sooner than later.
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May 3, 2019Although Tucker’s lyrics err on the didactic side (the snarking about the president sipping white Russians and Moscow mules on “November Man” feel a bit forced), she and Buck have composed a mix of lush and hard-rocking backdrops for her screeds. ... The best tracks, though, are the harder rocking ones, simply because they match Tucker’s anger.
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UncutApr 30, 2019Cold but somehow comforting. [Jun 2019, p.27]
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Apr 30, 2019There’s are threads of heritage strung through Emerald Valley, not just in the vintage ‘70s/’80s guitar pop pedigree of the riffs and rhythms (“One Flew East,” “Break Me” and “Last Chance County” all from the second half particularly stand out), but also in Tucker’s lyrics and delivery, which are earnest and earthy without curtailing her natural dynamic.
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Apr 30, 2019Despite the erratic material, Emerald Valley has moments of spine-tingling brilliance that shouldn’t be missed.
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Jul 18, 2019Filthy Friends are suave, soothing, and anthemic—especially on "One Flew East"—but Emerald Valley is caught in an awkward slowness.
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May 10, 2019Tucker and Buck remain an electric match, and minus the lyrics, their songs knit together well. They are great and talented musicians. But the subjects they tackle demand more raw nerve than Filthy Friends seem willing to put to tape.