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7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

  • Summary: The tenth full-length release for the singer-songwriter was produced with Craig Ross.
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  • Record Label: PGM
  • Genre(s): Folk, Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk
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Shine a Different Way
I'm gonna let it be the field The one that rain forgot I'm gonna let it be the summer I'm gonna let it be your face The one that ran away I'm gonna... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
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  1. Oct 5, 2015
    95
    Servant of Love--Griffin’s first new work since both 2013’s reflective American Kid and Silver Bell (recorded in 2000 but released 13 years after the fact)--takes the Maine-born songwriter to more complex, yet spare musical planes.
  2. 80
    This project is far more adventurous in its presentation of a unique and provocative sonic palette.
  3. Sep 25, 2015
    80
    There’s the moody and mysterious Everything’s Changed, finely sung over a repeated riff, and a pained and personal ballad, You Never Asked Me, which already sounds like a standard.
  4. Sep 25, 2015
    80
    Servant of Love is an album that needs a few spins to be fully appreciated, but it's as sincere, heartfelt, and artful as anything Griffin has released to date, and if the form may seem elusive to some listeners, the content is powerful and satisfying, a reminder of why Patty Griffin is one of our best singer/songwriters.
  5. Oct 7, 2015
    80
    The most poignant moments involve simple memories.
  6. Oct 12, 2015
    80
    The results are astonishing.
  7. Oct 15, 2015
    70
    The stylistic mix recalls territory she has explored before, notably in Robert Plant's revived Band of Joy project in 2010. But it's never fe­lt so much like personal vernacular.

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  1. Sep 26, 2015
    10
    Fantastic music! She already have her name made, but she doesn't settle. She's always inventive with her songs and never afraid of trying newFantastic music! She already have her name made, but she doesn't settle. She's always inventive with her songs and never afraid of trying new things. Her voice is soulful and it sings the most beautiful words. Expand