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Petra Image
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  • Summary: The second full-length solo release for The War on Drugs guitarist Anthony LaMarca was self-produced and recorded partly while he was receiving treatment for cancer.
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  1. Nov 14, 2019
    85
    The world needs more records like this, more artists like LaMarca—bold, intuitive, and willing to expose themselves for their art in order to impart some hard-earned wisdom along the way.
  2. Uncut
    Nov 14, 2019
    80
    Even without the dramatic backstory, heart-tugging earworms like "All Thing New" and "Purifier" work on their own terms as healing meditations. [Jan 2020, p.23]
  3. Mojo
    Nov 14, 2019
    80
    An uncomfortable listen, especially the Big Star's Third-esque When I Think Of You, but also an album imbued with acceptance and dignity. [Nov 2019, p.93]
  4. Q Magazine
    Nov 14, 2019
    80
    Petra's songs have an autumnal quality, wistful yet mellow, with his voice providing the earthy centre. [Dec 2019, p.106]