Passwords
by Dawes
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. jefffister
    Jul 24, 2018
    9
    Taylor Goldsmith & Dawes supply another smooth-sounding record with a decidedly less-edgy outlook. The brother harmonies (drummer Griffin) are as good as the Avetts or Milk Carton Kids. Or even Simon & Garfunkel. In fact, many of the songs could have come from a long-lost Paul Simon solo project -- wry, sometimes heartfelt lyrics and Tin Pan melodies creating aural masterpieces. It'sTaylor Goldsmith & Dawes supply another smooth-sounding record with a decidedly less-edgy outlook. The brother harmonies (drummer Griffin) are as good as the Avetts or Milk Carton Kids. Or even Simon & Garfunkel. In fact, many of the songs could have come from a long-lost Paul Simon solo project -- wry, sometimes heartfelt lyrics and Tin Pan melodies creating aural masterpieces. It's almost as if Goldsmith has finally found some peace in his relationships.… Expand

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74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Pitchfork
    Jun 29, 2018
    56
    Its intentions are noble. Yet the album’s sentiments are often bogged down by cloying lyrics and worn-out arrangements. At times, the music feels conspicuously out of character for a band that has historically made tactful, if occasionally bland, rock’n’roll.
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  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jun 25, 2018
    70
    Passwords is full of lustrous folk, as on My Greatest Invention and I Can't Love, with the odd innocuous AOR moment, though there's hidden bite. [Summer 2018, p.89]
  3. Variety
    Jun 25, 2018
    83
    If you have just enough residual idealism that you think you might enjoy even a temporary respite from our collective growl in 2018, Passwords feels a bit like one of those Records We Could Use Right Now. .. It turns out, he makes about as good a re-enfranchised romantic as he did a disappointed one.
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