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Oct 17, 2022These are warm, lived-in songs, the sort that feel instantly classic, becoming canon without ever feeling like they’re trying all that hard to.
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Dec 23, 2022As fine as the instrumental playing is here, Crutchfield and Williamson singing together creates magic.
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Oct 26, 2022Crutchfield and Williamson pack a lot in a short time through their inventive songwriting and expressive voices. The two singer-songwriters often stun the listener with their poetic directness.
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Oct 19, 2022Like all albums birthed out of a particular music fascination, the influences on I Walked With You a Ways are widespread and a joy to uncover with each listen.
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Oct 19, 2022I Walked With You A Ways almost certainly won’t go down as the most definitive work of either Crutchfield or Williamson’s career, yet it is unmistakably the work of two phenomenal musicians at their peak. Tasteful, affecting and melodic.
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Oct 14, 2022Crutchfield’s [voice is] full of elasticity and billow, Williamson’s offering a sweetness and a trill. When they meet, as on the warmly unapologetic Hurricane, something magical is sprung.
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Oct 13, 2022The swapping of leads with both voices joining on choruses is wonderfully executed, the songs float and swoop with the nervous anticipation that comes with looking forward to better days and the backing musicians add just enough weight to keep it all grounded.
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MojoOct 12, 2022Frank and redemptive, it's a journey of small Texas towns and wide open spaces. [Nov 2022, p.89]
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Oct 12, 2022The talents of Crutchfield and Williamson cannot be underplayed, nor their deft ability to convey and intuit emotion.
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Oct 12, 2022Whether it’s the start of a beautiful musical friendship or just a flash in the cast-iron pan, Crutchfield and Williamson’s I Walked with You a Ways is roomy, real and charming, and it’s one of the best Americana albums of the year and a powerful display of songwriting skills.
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Oct 12, 2022The true crime though of I Walked With You A Ways is that it’s over quicker than the fading moments of the Texas sunsets that color it. The album’s 30 minutes of triply tight writing, harmonies, and playing pass by way too quickly. Making the smart move here to sit a spell and marvel at the songs word-by-word and note-by-note.
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UncutOct 19, 2022Crutchfield's distinctive, smoky voice couldn't be more different from Williamson's softer one, yet the way they melt together on the choruses you'd swear it was fated. [Dec 2022, p.35]
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Oct 19, 2022The real highlight, though, is the title track’s sentimental musing on a lost lover or friend or relative, simple but gorgeous and drenched in honeyed harmonies. It’s the best thing here by a substantial margin. ... I Walked With You A Ways is undoubtedly a solid album, and you could do much worse if looking for a straightforward and accessible record in the country/Americana sphere.
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Positive: 6 out of 15
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Mixed: 8 out of 15
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Negative: 1 out of 15
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Oct 17, 2022