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  • Release Date: Oct 16, 2020
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81

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Oct 13, 2020
    90
    Taken as a whole, Private Lives is the richest rock & roll Low Cut Connie have made to date and it's married to Weiner's most emotionally resonant set of songs, a combination that's both potent and moving.
  2. Oct 13, 2020
    90
    Private Lives is a killer. ... Although he utilized the studio instead of on-stage performances, it has the feel of a live record. Every song seems to want to break out from the constraints of the workshop in a positive way. This keeps the vibe taut and suggests the promise of liberation.
  3. Uncut
    Oct 16, 2020
    70
    It's lo-fi ambience sometimes sound submerged, suiting a report from deep in life's wreckage. [Dec 2020, p.35]
  4. 70
    It's this latter sense of indefatigable positivity that shines through, a sense of togetherness engendered by a celebration of classic, no-nonsense rock'n'roll. [Nov 2020, p.83]
  5. Oct 13, 2020
    70
    The record’s only failing is Weiner’s instinct for maximalism. Many of Private Lives’ 17 tracks are one- or two-minute segues that don’t sound so much like intervals as undercooked songs; it’s like songs that Low Cut Connie could have developed but just felt they had to release to fill two albums. But these are easily skippable, and there’s enough top-shelf Connie here that a few speed bumps don’t slow it down too much.
  6. 70
    The affecting, rugged, yet at times surprisingly sensitive Private Lives, the act’s most accomplished and immediate release yet.
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  1. Oct 18, 2020
    5
    Oh man I've been holding my breath for this one, and then, the cover art just took it away. I knew what to expect from the new Connie. TheOh man I've been holding my breath for this one, and then, the cover art just took it away. I knew what to expect from the new Connie. The plastification of his early work, to go mainstream. In other words he sold his soul, for cheap. Good bye.



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