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The WireJun 20, 2019Sounds as if it could have been recorded in the city 50 years ago with a hotshot producer like Bones Howe or Curt Boettcher at the helm. ... “If You Don’t Know Now, You Never Will” might be the best example of this delicate balance, with the track “Fools” being the second; even though that song sometimes leans into mid-1970s schlock territory best left to Boz Scaggs or Andrew Gold. [Jun 2019, p.65]
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Apr 24, 2019What unites the songs, if anything, is a breezy insouciance that belies careful construction. You get the sense that, like Yeats’ women, this is an album that must “labor to be beautiful.” It hides the work very well behind a sunny façade, but you don’t get movie-perfect string swells and luminous vintage keyboard lines and cheerful blurts of all-hands brass without a certain amount of forethought. Consider Collins the impresario, taking what his collaborators give him and polishing it to a high gloss.
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Apr 19, 2019Fulfills all the promise of the debut and more.
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Apr 19, 2019The music is genuinely rich, and creates a strong nostalgia for a musical era gone by.
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Apr 18, 2019‘Raw Honey’ has the air of a great lost album from the ‘70s, with lush instrumentation that falls between Crosby Stills & Nash and The Eagles, yet also boasts the crisp production of a modern-day studio.
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Q MagazineApr 18, 2019Historic recreation pop, yes, but it presents beautifully. [June 2019, p.111]
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Apr 18, 2019A collection of authentic songs about self-discovery and understanding.
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UncutApr 18, 2019This is another unhurried set of expertly played FM gold. [May 2019, p.27]
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Apr 23, 2019The second Drugdealer album isn’t quite the knockout it could have been, but it easily delivers on the promise of Collins’ debut. If his idea is to let this latest incarnation stick around for a while, we’re in for a real treat.
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Apr 22, 2019Collins crafts a pristine portrait of early-’70s AM radio by taking inspiration not only from the period’s definitive artists, but its discarded pop detritus, too.
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May 28, 2019Collins pulls no punches on Raw Honey, delivering a remarkably refreshing take on bubbling soft rock, a gentle, meandering slice of summer time.
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Apr 18, 2019Raw Honey is a seductive and catchy pop record bearing its '60s rock influence openly and proudly.
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Apr 19, 2019It’s an album that feels made for technical appreciation, rather than necessarily engaging the listener.