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- Summary: The covers album also serves as a soundtrack to his novel of the same name.
- Record Label: Ashmont
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative, Singer-Songwriter
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 7
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Mixed: 2 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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Just as Pernice’s novel filters his own experiences through a fictional character, so this album is one or two steps removed from a direct expression of self.
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All in all, this is an odd, but certainly not unlikeable, package of songs.
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It’s a pleasing reminder that Pernice has a unique gift for articulating that sort of sadness with grace, beauty, and a hazy feeling of self-loathing to which many of his male listeners can undoubtedly relate.
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It's not essential Pernice by any stretch, but as a soundtrack to the novel, it works just fine, and its relaxed charm makes it worth hearing even if you don't read the book and are just a fan of the man's music.
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If It Feels So Good When I Stop expands his abilities as a writer, it'd be at least interesting to hear a record of his that does the same for his skills as a musician.
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Q MagazineThe album is a pleasing companion in its own right. [Nov 2009, p.111]
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There is no such contrast on this album, nor much of a sense for a distinctive or special musical moment.