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May 22, 2023Starring his voice and nimble guitar, with subtly dramatic instrumentation adding texture throughout, this is less a record than a dream state designed to wash over the listener in one sitting.
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May 19, 2023“Seven Psalms” is unlike any other Simon album in almost too many ways to list.
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May 18, 2023“Seven Psalms” stays true to Simon’s own instincts: observant, elliptical, perpetually questioning and quietly encompassing. ... It has places of lingering contemplation and it has sudden, startling changes; its informality is exactingly planned.
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May 31, 2023The answer is there is no answer until perhaps it is too late. He’s not the first person to come to that conclusion. The value of Simon’s record lies in its pondering of life’s mysteries.
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May 19, 2023Its author remains a restless creative spirit, but Paul Simon’s music feels as relevant now as it ever has done, his work reaching the very depths of the human soul.
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May 19, 2023It feels remarkably intimate: a half-shuttered window into the world of the man behind some of the world’s most famous songs. If only Simon were to pry open said window slightly wider, one would feel more fulfilled – but there’s always future albums for that.
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UncutMay 18, 2023It would be a magnificent way to end a magnificent career, but Simon probably has more ideas in him. [Jul 2023, p.20]
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May 18, 2023What makes this music connect is Simon’s ability to make a spiritual setting feel down-to-earth, what you might expect from one of American pop music’s greatest conversational songwriters.
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May 18, 2023In its still-life reflections, Seven Psalms doesn't play like a summation as much as an epilogue to a major artist's career, music that doesn't deepens appreciation for his lasting achievements, of which this mini-suite is certainly one.
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MojoMay 18, 2023One of the most compelling and stone-cold beautiful albums Simon has ever made. [Jul 2023, p.80]
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May 25, 2023It is easily the most solitary record Simon has made since his early solo work. The restraint is the point; just as he’s found inspiration in wide-ranging rhythms and textures from around the world, he now seems thrilled by just how much quiet he can conjure.
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Jul 3, 2023With Seven Psalms, Simon has tried his hand at something new and has succeeded. He manages to address the subject of mortality in an intriguing fashion—never maudlin.
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Classic Rock MagazineMay 30, 2023The music is mostly luminous and spellbinding, but the slender 33-minutes us disappointing, a mini-album when such huge cosmic themes deserve deeper, broader consideration. [Jul 2023, p.78]
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May 19, 2023Seven Psalms is certainly an intriguing album, but not necessarily one that will reflect the faith of his followers.
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Jun 11, 2023
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May 25, 2023This is an excellent contemplative album that shows us Paul at his most introspective.
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May 23, 2023