Follow Them True
by Stick in the Wheel
Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Q Magazine
    Jan 30, 2018
    80
    Weaving Song and Poor Old Horse's exhilarating communal bellow show the band homespun and raw. [Mar 2018, p.115]
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  2. The Skinny
    Jan 23, 2018
    80
    The heavier tracks are the album's most interesting moments, allowing for singer Nicola Kearey to stomp out her vocals with extreme force.
  3. The Observer (UK)
    Jan 22, 2018
    80
    A bravura showcase.
  5. Mojo
    Jan 12, 2018
    80
    They've grown and blossomed without sacrificing an ounce of what made them exciting in the first place. [Feb 2018, p.93]
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  6. Uncut
    Jan 12, 2018
    80
    A cappella shanty "Poor Old Horse" is a working class hymn with real bite, while muted electronica gives "As I Roved Out" a thoroughly modern sheen. [Feb 2018, p.35]
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  7. Record Collector
    Jan 12, 2018
    80
    Urgent, uncompromising, intelligent--Stick In The Wheel are the bristles on the clean broom the UK folk scene badly needs.
  8. The Guardian
    Jan 12, 2018
    80
    Follow Them True marches forward. The musicianship is razor-sharp, direct and fantastic.
  9. Pitchfork
    Feb 1, 2018
    77
    Follow Them True, Stick in the Wheel continue their attack. About half of the album refines the acoustic folk sound of their debut, with lyrics emphasizing the pride of craftsmen and laborers as well as the desperation driving the poor.

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#94 Best Album of 2018

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