I Was a Cat from a Book
by James Yorkston
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Aug 13, 2012
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
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  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    Aug 13, 2012
    60
    The record as a whole is full of wan acoustic guitar tunes in desperate need of that mysterious quality of oomph.
  2. The Guardian
    Aug 9, 2012
    60
    [The album] rolls by like a river, all finger-picked guitars and delicate arrangements, and atop it all Yorkston's tremulous voice, quavering through lyrics that are poetic in intent but often just too dense to parse.
  3. The Independent (UK)
    Aug 10, 2012
    60
    The resulting extended instrumental palette has brought a new depth to the arrangements but has added little transparency to Yorkston's often bewildering lyrics.
  5. The Observer (UK)
    Aug 16, 2012
    60
    Not flawless but always affecting.

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