Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song
by Amos Lee
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Oct 7, 2013
    83
    This pretty collection brims with introspection about life and love, but it's hard not to wish that Lee would exercise a little less emotional restraint. [11 Oct 2013, p.72]
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  2. Paste Magazine
    Oct 7, 2013
    81
    Ranging from old-timey to reverential, soul to Appalachian, Mountain stands utterly his.
  3. Magnet
    Nov 27, 2013
    80
    [Lee delivers] some of the most impassioned performances he's ever recorded. [No. 104, p.58]
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  5. AllMusic
    Oct 7, 2013
    80
    It's Lee's talents as an insightful songwriter and soulful vocalist that beg your attention on Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song.
  6. PopMatters
    Oct 23, 2013
    70
    This is Lee’s fifth studio album. The good news is that he continues to explore new styles.
  7. Uncut
    Dec 6, 2013
    60
    Ballads like "Chill In The Air" and "Burden" have a stately gait, but Lee is more engaging when he turns playful huckster. [Jan 2014, p.75]
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  8. Exclaim
    Oct 7, 2013
    50
    He's unable to find his footing, whether as a blues, soul or country singer, and the end results are a bland pastiche of all three.
  9. Rolling Stone
    Oct 8, 2013
    40
    His chops are pro and his delivery almost compulsively spot on, but he's far too thin on what singer-songwriters probably need most: their own point of view.

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