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Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Jul 2, 2019
    80
    His best yet? Perhaps. For the first time ever, the Sheffield hero has chosen not to name the record after a local landmark close to his heart--the irony being, he's never sounded more at home.
  2. Q Magazine
    Jun 14, 2019
    80
    You can take the boy out of the working man's club but yo can;t take the working man's club out of the boy. [Summer 2019, p.111]
  3. Jun 10, 2019
    80
    The songs effortlessly speak to all classes, to all walks of life, from a songwriter who never sings down to his audience. As always, Richard Hawley is one of us.
  4. Mojo
    May 31, 2019
    80
    In trying to make an album that pointed to where he wants to go as an artist, Hawley has taken the best parts of his past and uploaded them onto one sublime record. [Jul 2019, p.90]
  5. Uncut
    May 31, 2019
    80
    Richard Hawley hasn't strayed too far from a successful formula. What he does introduce is a deliberate sens e of brevity, keeping songs tight and focused. [Jul 2019, p.29]
  6. May 31, 2019
    80
    Further may not take Hawley anywhere new, but it succeeds in drawing you back into his world. Not a bad place to be.
  7. May 31, 2019
    80
    In the album’s 40 minutes, there is scarcely any flab. Twenty years into his solo career, Hawley certainly isn’t tearing up the blueprint, but within the boundaries of his domain, nobody does it better.
  8. Jun 17, 2019
    70
    Mixing a sophisticated amalgam of melody, sound, and poetic lyrics, Hawley's artistry lies in his ability to communicate a deeper vulnerability that openly engages hard questions about identity, and the often overlooked yet profound benefits of romantic love.
  9. Classic Rock Magazine
    May 31, 2019
    70
    Much of the mid-section is spent down in the bayou with an acoustic guitar. ... Sink in. [Jul 2019, p.82]
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  1. May 31, 2019
    9
    Another fantastic album from Richard Hawley. Sparse at times but he gets his message across with some wonderful songs. Emilina says andAnother fantastic album from Richard Hawley. Sparse at times but he gets his message across with some wonderful songs. Emilina says and Midnight train are crackers Full Review »