May Your Kindness Remain
by Courtney Marie Andrews
User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
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  1. Stijntsje
    Mar 23, 2018
    10
    The songwriting is at least as good as on her previous album 'Honest Life', but the production is much bolder and more assertive, giving the record a rather epic feel. I absolutely love it.
  2. 1961Blanchflowe
    Mar 23, 2018
    10
    CMA has been writing great songs and singing them beautifully for years, since she was a precociously talented teenager (though she has disowned her first three albums and they are hard to track down). Sixth album Honest Life was a well deserved breakthrough, but this is a leap forward in terms of both songwriting and singing. If you're looking for a wise and empathetic take on life andCMA has been writing great songs and singing them beautifully for years, since she was a precociously talented teenager (though she has disowned her first three albums and they are hard to track down). Sixth album Honest Life was a well deserved breakthrough, but this is a leap forward in terms of both songwriting and singing. If you're looking for a wise and empathetic take on life and love, delivered by a voice that bears comparison with greats like Joan Baez, Emmylou Harris and Joni Mitchell, then this may be the album for you. Great support from her band and producer Mark Howard.… Expand

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. PopMatters
    Apr 23, 2018
    80
    Andrews' ability to write seemingly simple songs that contain deep levels of ambiguity combined with her superb vocal talents make her a special artist.
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  2. Mojo
    Apr 23, 2018
    80
    Kindness sees Andrews play the traditional diva, brilliantly so on the swelling, epic title track. Elsewhere, shadowed by atmospheric tremolo guitar and elements of Memphian soul, Andrews injects Americana archetypes with tenderness and empathy. [Jun 2018, p.96]
  3. Dusted Magazine
    Mar 29, 2018
    80
    Andrews’ band is first rate, particularly organist Daniel Walker, whose weedy, wavering hum imbues these songs with a mournful depth of field. ... What’s new, here, however, is how damned strong she is, how fierce a belter, how indomitable a chronicler of the middle-class struggle.
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