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  • Summary: The latest full-length release for the singer-songwriter featuring covers of pop songs and standards was recorded in New Orleans.
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  • Record Label: Other Side of Desire Music
  • Genre(s): Adult Contemporary, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Pop/Rock
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  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jun 26, 2019
    80
    Great work. [Summer 2019, p.84]
  2. Jun 26, 2019
    70
    Kicks feels like a lesser statement from Jones compared to the more ambitious original material of 2009's Balm in Gilead and 2015's The Other Side of Desire, but as a performer, she's still a unique talent, and the best moments here are a true delight.
  3. Uncut
    Jun 26, 2019
    70
    The 64-year-old artist time-travels to her formative years, bringing unexpected twists to 10 radio hits. [Aug 2019, p.31]
  4. Mojo
    Jun 26, 2019
    60
    Kicks is an up-and-down affair but Rickie Lee Jones remains pleasingly unpredictable. [Jul 2019, p.88]
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