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- Summary: The latest release for the band led by Sonny Smith is an album of songs influenced by country music and Smith's break up with his girlfriend of ten years.
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- Record Label: Polyvinyl
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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Positive: 6 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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Negative: 1 out of 8
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Jun 26, 2012Companion might have been born of a failed relationship, but it's hard not to imagine Smith's new look is anything but a rejuvenation.
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Jun 26, 2012In Longtime Companion, he puts the drawl and shuffle of country into the service of a very peculiar vision, embracing and even seeking out the contradictions.
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Jul 3, 2012With Longtime Companion, Sonny Smith shows himself to be a stylistic chameleon, never shedding his skin to change its color.
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Jun 26, 2012While Longtime Companion may suffer from infrequent changes in pace and tone, Smith's archetypal broken heart is articulated kaleidoscopically, and with the authenticity of a grizzled highwayman.
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Jul 5, 2012The record's easygoing pace, sturdy songwriting, and sunbaked production make it the third solid effort from the Sunsets.
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Jun 27, 2012It's ultimately a fitting platform for his brokenhearted reflections.
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Jun 27, 2012With some rather boring compositions and hokey songwriting, this record doesn't have a lot going for it.