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Q MagazineDec 8, 2014The greatest family jam you'll ever hear and an absolutely essential album. [Jan 2015, p.132]
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Dec 5, 2014An astonishingly talented family, most of them have made records of note on their own over the last year or so, but this union is something very special indeed.
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Dec 2, 2014Richard’s “One Life at a Time” is roots-rock for the barroom, and Linda simply shimmers on the folk lament “Bonny Boys.” Kami’s buoyant “Careful” proves she’s the pop singer of the bunch. Zak gives “Root So Bitter” some pluck and pickup, while Jack’s “At the Feet of the Emperor” is a sumptuous instrumental. Teddy steals the show with the title track.
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Nov 21, 2014It's a fine album--and well done the conciliatory middle son for bringing the family together. Well, musically, at least.
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Nov 17, 2014Goodness knows you wouldn’t want to share a group therapy session with them, but it makes for a musically fabulous and lyrically compelling album.
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UncutNov 17, 2014It ends up being a more nuanced guide to the Thompsons' flawed but just-about functioning dynamic, divorces, remarriages and all. [Dec 2014, p.82]
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Nov 17, 2014If it doesn't always feel like the dream collaboration between these gifted relations, Family clearly demonstrates what makes them special, individually and collectively.