
- Summary: The second full-length release for the singer-songwriter features guest appearances from such artists as Jackson Browne, Mike Campbell, David Crosby, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, Graham Nash, Patrick Sansone of Wilco, Benmont Tench, and Josh Tillman.
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- Record Label: Bella Union
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Country-Rock, Chamber Pop, American Underground
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 11
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Mixed: 2 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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Oct 16, 2013Fanfare is the sort of album Jonathan Wilson was bound to make, immaculately crafted and perfectly defined.
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UncutOct 16, 2013Fanfare rummages through the past in a way that will provide aural comfort food for many Uncut readers and writers but Wilson has found a way of personalising and transforming these fragments into a very contemporary music. [Nov 2013, p.61]
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Oct 16, 2013Fanfare travels easily between intimacy and more psychedelic-influenced euphoria because Wilson's songwriting remains his ace in the hole. For all its laid-back deference to his production, it's tight, clever, and artfully constructed.
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Oct 16, 2013Fanfare offers a classy rumination on modern values--albeit something of a conundrum, in being perhaps the most sophisticated celebration of simplicity ever recorded.
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Nov 25, 2013It is that expanded awareness of what is possible within his derivative style that makes Fanfare a fascinating album, and a significant step forward.
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Dec 4, 2013While his distinctive voice and keening melodies are as enchanting as ever, Wilson has added a cinematic heft that neatly avoids being saccharine.
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MojoOct 16, 2013What it all means--if anything--is hard to take in, but the journey to finding out is utterly epic. [Nov 2013, p.85]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Nov 21, 2013
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