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Nov 9, 2011That's the modesty and humility typically missing in all those acclaimed geniuses. But it's precisely what allows Henry access to the truths that make his songs unforgettable.
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Oct 10, 2011He makes connections between disciplines--musical, literary, visual--that serve to further define Americana not as a musical genre, but as an expansive cultural enigma.
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MojoDec 22, 2011An exquisitely recorded, enjoyably messy affair. [Nov 2011, p.102]
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UncutOct 18, 2011As you'd expect, his 12th album sounds wonderful. [Nov 2011, p.86]
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Oct 6, 2011In Reverie, Joe Henry and his group have created a raw, raucous and messy masterpiece.
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Jan 19, 2012An hour long, Reverie's an unusual mix of gentle, drifting and jarring.
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Oct 6, 2011Henry's stubbled delivery pitched somewhere between Randy Newman and Tom Waits as he negotiates the galumphing waltz "Strung" and the ramshackle cakewalk groove "Sticks & Stones", which best exemplifies the album's mythopoeic blues mode.
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Oct 6, 2011It's a fully-acoustic affair (guitar, piano, upright bass, drums, etc), with a luxurious, live-combo presence and some gruff musings on time, humanity and music.