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Jun 18, 2021Barlow imbues his life experiences—a touring musician, a father, an observer of global events—with a joyous sincerity that elevates the album from being more than another mere legacy act release.
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Jun 10, 2021Though they are spare and though there are a lot of these songs (17), the album doesn’t sag. A restless energy courses through them. Spike-y, unsentimental observations keep them engaging.
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Jun 1, 2021It all adds up to a highly pleasing change of direction.
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MojoMay 27, 2021The frankness of yore remains intact, but his focus has shifted, and the intimacy that once sometimes made Barlow's solo work a white knuckle ride now amplifies the tranquility of these strums. [Jul 2021, p.81]
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May 27, 2021As ever, this latest window into his psyche prompts as many questions as it provides answers - despite offering his usual warmth and intimacy, he still deftly keeps the listener at bay by retaining a degree of mystery
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Jun 1, 2021Barlow is still in touch with what was best about his old work while maturing in the ways that truly matter.
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UncutMay 28, 2021It's a warm and slightly rickety set, with folk-ish elements and faint echoes of Sentridoh. [Jul 2021, p.23]
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Classic Rock MagazineMay 27, 2021Reason To Live is full of a warmth and pleasure in life that suits his growing maturity as songwriter and raconteur well. [Jul 2021, p.80]
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May 27, 2021This music is less underplayed than a confident expression of mid-life experience.