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- Summary: The solo full-length debut for the New Zealand singer-songwriter was co-produced with Ben Edwards.
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- Record Label: Dead Oceans Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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| I lost my wife in 1989 Grew a certian kind of undectectable cancer She left me alone in a seven bedroom home Built upon the balls of fallen... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Apr 5, 2016It’s the weird stuff that’s stirring on this non-native take on American folk and country, the eerie distortions that you get from being outside looking in.
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Feb 19, 2016Given his richness of experience before he entered the studio, it makes sense that the nine tracks here are as so assured.
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MojoFeb 4, 2016A solo debut with am encyclopaedic range. [Mar 2016, p.96]
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Feb 22, 2016The fact that this record was made in the aughts and not in the 60s is mind-boggling. Williams’ voice may as well have time-traveled and spent an extended vacation with classic rock’s finest. It’s an album that leaves you wanting another nine songs so you can hear the end of the “story.”
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Sep 30, 2016Americana may find its best representation in the Kiwi's broad reach and inclusive interpretation.
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Feb 4, 2016Marlon Williams deepens with each consecutive listen, which doesn't take long, because at 35 minutes, it ends way before you'll want it to. [Jan/Feb 2016, p.60]
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Q MagazineFeb 4, 2016If Williams would only take the time to explore just a few of the ideas he presented here, his album would be far deeper than it is broad.[Mar 2016, p.117]
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