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  • Summary: The first full-length solo studio release in seven years from singer-songwriter Graham Nash was produced with Todd Caldwell.
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  1. May 22, 2023
    80
    Now might be a homely, undemanding listen in places but it’s also rewarding, a set of songs that will certainly appeal to long term fans but one that also deserves wider appreciation. It feels like a classic case of Nash making music for himself and if others enjoy it too, well that’s a bonus.
  2. 80
    The material is softly lit and effortlessly assured, conveying the calming and caressing sound that all so frequently added its soothing sobriety to CSN and CSNY (Crosby Stills Nash & Young), respectively. That’s not to say there aren’t rallying cries included as well. Both “Golden Idols” and “Stars and Stripes” recall the outraged anthem of old.
  3. May 22, 2023
    80
    In making work that continues to challenge oppressive systems and relay his tender feelings, it’s clear Nash is very much alive in the now. [Jun 2023, p.22]
  4. Jul 7, 2023
    70
    Now reaches back to Nash’s past but doesn’t linger there longer than it needs to. If you think that there should be a mandatory retirement age for popular music performers, this record might make you have a rethink.
  5. Mojo
    May 22, 2023
    60
    It's really hard not to feel the absence of David Crosby's harmonies. [Jun 2023, p.92]
  6. May 31, 2023
    60
    Not everything lands with equal force, but what does land reminds you of the treasure that Graham Nash has been and continues to be in the ongoing narrative of rock music.