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- Summary: Will Oldham produced this third album for the former Appendix Out member, which consists of his interpretations of traditional Scottish folk songs.
- Record Label: Drag City
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Folk, Singer-Songwriter
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 12
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Mixed: 2 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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UncutA near-faultless record. [Apr 2005, p.97]
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On the quietly electrifying No Earthly Man, Roberts takes on eight classic murder ballads from the British Isles with dizzying results.
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These songs are reminders of a time when death wasn't a distant bogeyman but a mundane reality of everyday life. Alasdair Roberts's versions are somewhat modernized, but utterly immediate.
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MojoThe core remains Roberts' discomfitingly pure way with diction. [May 2005, p.109]
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Roberts sounds alienated, but not arrogant, like some of his labelmates often can. His vocal melodies lack warmth and pain, but I find No Earthly Man's blank stare profoundly appropriate.
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Q MagazineIt's a truly haunting record populated by ghosts. [May 2005, p.116]
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Lacks the dynamism and subtlety of Farewell Sorrow.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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adamkApr 15, 2005Haunting, murderous and sometimes beautiful, this album remains still in my stereo and, try as i might, i cannot remove it. Incredible.
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WayneBMay 21, 2005
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