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Jun 17, 2014Grey remains a subtle songwriter, but these songs are direct and often slyly hooky, which means Mutineers makes a striking initial impact then seeps in deeply.
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Jun 17, 2014The high bar he has set with a tremendous back catalog makes us yearn for just a bit more out of Mutineers.
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Jun 17, 2014He still flashes his intellect--two songs are inspired by poets--but most of the album reveals a romantic and spiritual bliss that feels just as good as it sounds.
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MojoJul 24, 2014The title track is a thunderous grower with a tribal, kick-ass epiphany. And then...it's one mediocre ballad after another. [Jul 2014, p.91]
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Jun 25, 2014This is a worthwhile purchase for any David Gray fans, but for everyone else the world just keeps on turning.
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Q MagazineJul 2, 2014Easily his best work since Babylon's ubiquity. [Aug 2014, p.106]
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Jun 17, 2014It's curious: The more the singer is subsumed, the more engaging he sounds.
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Jun 26, 2014While Mutineers doesn't totally shatter preconceptions, there's a rare comfort in hearing an artist in pursuit of joy; and unlike the throng of relatively inoffensive twentysomething singer-songwriters littering the charts, Gray's songs have a timeworn quality that's far more charismatic.
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UncutJun 17, 2014Ultimately, the changes are subtle rather than profound and Gray still sounds like he's been nailed to a cross--which will no doubt come as a relief to loyal fans. [Jul 2014, p.74]