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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length solo release for the My Morning Jacket frontman was produced by Blake Mills.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Dec 15, 2016
    80
    Eternally Even is an album for the world of today, a warning, a promise, and a rewarding musical experience.
  2. 80
    A series of lovely, languid soul grooves built around throbbing, cyclical organ drones, subdued guitar and electric piano, downtempo funk beats and subtle streaks of strings.
  3. Nov 3, 2016
    80
    Eternally Even is the sound of a road-worn artist, whose music normally channels the awe and splendor of his country, challenging its structure and finding the deepest valley he's ever seen.
  4. Mojo
    Nov 22, 2016
    80
    An urgent if mostly meditative-sounding call-to-arms, that he brings poetic shape and power to his politics. [Jan 2017, p.98]
  5. Nov 8, 2016
    79
    He winds up succeeding, thanks to the haunting quality hanging over much of Eternally Even, reflecting the tensions of 2016.
  6. Nov 4, 2016
    72
    Eternally Even, while a solid album worth a spin, would have been well-served to have a little more urgency, or at least energy, to it.
  7. Nov 3, 2016
    58
    Especially on the front half, tracks flow into each other inconspicuously, and two of the nine are one song split into two parts, probably unnecessarily. The effect, then, is a bit of a shrug, a signal that James either has less to say or is less inclined to profess it.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. Dec 21, 2017
    10
    Definitely one of the top 10 albums of 2016. It's a complete album so you have to listen from start to finish to appreciate it. It might putDefinitely one of the top 10 albums of 2016. It's a complete album so you have to listen from start to finish to appreciate it. It might put you in a trance, but that's a good thing. Expand
  2. Dec 29, 2016
    8
    Exceptionally good album from Jim James. Different from his last and very different from My Morning Jacket. It shows the depth of musicalExceptionally good album from Jim James. Different from his last and very different from My Morning Jacket. It shows the depth of musical ideas he possesses. Expand