Reverie
by Joe Henry
  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Oct 11, 2011
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. NOW Magazine
    Jan 19, 2012
    60
    An hour long, Reverie's an unusual mix of gentle, drifting and jarring.
  2. The Independent (UK)
    Oct 6, 2011
    60
    Henry'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.
  3. The Telegraph (UK)
    Oct 6, 2011
    60
    It'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.

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  1. Croaker
    Oct 16, 2011
    9
    This album deserves to be purchased and to be listened to. By "listened to" I don't mean just having it on the background although it canThis album deserves to be purchased and to be listened to. By "listened to" I don't mean just having it on the background although it can withstand such limited use. Like all of Henry's albums the atmosphere and instrumentation are phenomenal. I don't always know exactly what Henry is singing about but I can always "feel" what he is singing about. This is one of those albums that I beg friends to put on during a rainy day and to listen to intently in the hopes that they may enjoy it as much as I do.… Full Review »
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