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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length release for British pop singer-songwriter George Ezra was written and produced with Joel Pott.
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
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  1. Jun 13, 2022
    80
    More introspective and contemplative than his previous two multi-platinum albums, Gold Rush Kid finds Ezra becoming a man for all seasons.
  2. 80
    Ezra’s third album delivers precisely the kind of easygoing, family-friendly happiness we’ve come to expect.
  3. Jun 10, 2022
    80
    At the heart of Ezra’s mainstream pop appeal is a sense of joy that infuses his music with radiant positivity. In such troubled times, Ezra’s escapism is pure gold.
  4. Jun 9, 2022
    70
    George Ezra knows his strengths, he knows his audience, and he’s sticking to it come hell or high water. The result is still yet another charming record that’s hard not to love.
  5. [‘Gold Rush Kid’ is] a fun and curious ditty, yet the songwriting frustratingly positions Ezra as someone who got lucky, rather than an ambitious auteur ready to set his own fate after years of hardship. Elsewhere, though, this theme comes secondary to descriptions of a crisis induced by losing control, with bright, almost homespun production tasked with keeping our narrator grounded.
  6. Jun 9, 2022
    60
    Gold Rush Kid gets better the further it moves away from the standard blueprint, into emotional territory that, if it isn’t exactly dark (happily for him, Ezra seems to inhabit a world where every problem comes with a resolution) is certainly more overcast.
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  1. Jun 11, 2022
    10
    Where should I start. I love everything about this album especially the instrumental part. The mix of orchestral style string quartet soundsWhere should I start. I love everything about this album especially the instrumental part. The mix of orchestral style string quartet sounds to the more upbeat guitar zound, everything is done to perfection that give more flavours and colours to the songs. It's summer so some of the more laidback, chill and happy songs like the 'Green Green Grass' fits the mood perfectly. Honestly after 2 years of summer all we need is upbeat music and music that brings comfort to our heart. =) Expand
  2. Jun 10, 2022
    5
    What a wonderful, insightful album! I listened to it when today and I have ‘I Went Hunting’ playing in repeat in my head. The track ‘Gold RushWhat a wonderful, insightful album! I listened to it when today and I have ‘I Went Hunting’ playing in repeat in my head. The track ‘Gold Rush Kid’ is quite the banger! Worth a listen or play it on repeat! Expand