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Poor Moon
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  • Summary: The fourth album from the duo of M.C. Taylor and Scott Hirsch was recorded in a week.
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  1. Exclaim
    May 18, 2012
    80
    This is highly listenable, but equally disturbing.
  2. Uncut
    May 18, 2012
    80
    It is the sound of a sweet soul contemplating deliverance; as mellow and fierce and fearful as that.
  3. Pitchfork
    May 18, 2012
    78
    Never pedantic or didactic, never extreme or aggressive, Poor Moon is a warm hand on a cold shoulder, a vintage piece of soul music for new times in need.
  4. Consequence
    May 18, 2012
    70
    To put it bluntly, Taylor's music sounds bad on paper, but good in headphones.

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  1. adamwouldcould
    Apr 28, 2013
    9
    Wow. It's one of those albums that feels like you're hearing the voice of a friend you haven't talked to in a long time. So long ago in factWow. It's one of those albums that feels like you're hearing the voice of a friend you haven't talked to in a long time. So long ago in fact you forgot what they sounded like or what their name was. I will never forget these songs, or that short weird time in my life in which I found them. This guy is a heck of a song writer, looking forward to hearing his next album. The band is solid, with moments of excellence here and there.… Expand