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Summary:
The latet solo release for the New York singer-songwriter features contributions from Peter Buck, Craig Finn, Wayne Kramer and J. Mascis.
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- Record Label: One Little Indian
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Rock & Roll, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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Top Track
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| I've been running from the outskirts Got some money on the wrong horse I just had no where else to go Now they're closing down the book store And... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Apr 1, 2015Malin has always been a talent, but here, he parlays everything he does well into a single 45-minute burst, and he reaches his pinnacle as a result.
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Mar 31, 2015New York Before the War isn't quite a full-on rock & roll album, but it comes close enough that Malin has more space to move around than on his more subdued solo works, and he sounds energized and eloquent on these 13 tunes.
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Apr 1, 2015Uptempo numbers like the aforementioned are the strength of New York Before the War, though there are a few subtle moments that are equally rewarding.
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UncutMar 31, 2015Malin would've been wise to trim the 13 songs down to 10, thus eliminating the soggy middle of this otherwise crisp platter. [Apr 2015, p.80]
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Classic Rock MagazineMar 31, 2015As a set of songs it works fine. [May 2015, p.105]
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Mar 31, 2015There is nothing new in Malin’s depiction of New York, and that may be the whole point: He wants this milieu to be instantly familiar.
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Q MagazineMar 31, 2015There's a pleasing magpie approach to his songwriting.... At times, however, his influences are too transparently obvious. [Apr 2015, p.107]