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May 20, 2016On Ripcord, time’s always slipping away, and that’s exciting. That excitement is kin to the grooves and rhythmic tricks propelling the album.
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May 20, 2016All throughout Ripcord, the electronic elements are at the forefront and foundation, but it's to Urban's credit that this never feels desperate or pandering: it's a smooth, logical progression that makes his music feel sleek and mature.
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May 20, 2016Urban also does himself no favors by approving so many cynically conforming lyrics. ... Then again, depth isn’t Urban’s calling card. Fun is, and he managed to find a fresh expression for it in “Gone Tomorrow.”
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May 20, 2016The rest of Keith Urban's tenth studio album isn't quite that audaciously pop [as "Sun Don't Let Me Down"], but it does commit to modern rhythms throughout, with Urban's virtuoso picking on six-string banjo (or "ganjo") locking in with steady basslines and ticking drum tracks to fuse the rootsy precision of bluegrass with the uplifting persistence of EDM.