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  • Summary: The sixth full-length studio release for the singer-songwriter was recorded while she was six months pregnant and features a guest appearance from Sam Beam.
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Heartache Is an Uphill Climb
How does the scar forgive the knife? How does the pride forget the fight? The one that laid it down so low The one still throwing tall shadows Tell... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Jan 25, 2017
    90
    Tift Merritt and her wonderful band deliver big time with this record ... Despite it being very early in 2017, it's safe to say this album will be on many year-end lists come December.
  2. Jan 24, 2017
    80
    An album that--biography aside--reveals the strength of merging personal vision with cooperative expression.
  3. Jan 24, 2017
    80
    Merritt's chemistry with her band makes everything here feel lively, but don't let that obscure her ease of craft.
  4. Uncut
    Jan 24, 2017
    80
    Throughout, the songs are delivered with a powerful undertow that recalls Emmylou Harris' Wrecking Ball. [Feb 2017, p.33]
  5. 80
    Stitch Of The World contains a few songs that detail how those cracks were made and a few more that show them in the process of healing. The unifying factor is Tift Merritt, and that’s enough to make this one a keeper.
  6. Mar 13, 2017
    80
    While some might complain that the tone is a bit too uniform throughout, the overall impression is one of sweet serenity, adding up to an entirely engaging effort that makes this a supreme standout by any measure.
  7. Mojo
    Jan 24, 2017
    60
    It feels more like 10 individual songs than an album. [Mar 2017, p.93]

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  1. Mar 4, 2017
    6
    A lush and melancholy folk rock album that gets off to an interesting start but never really goes anywhere, mostly due to Merritt's iffy andA lush and melancholy folk rock album that gets off to an interesting start but never really goes anywhere, mostly due to Merritt's iffy and repetitive songwriting. Expand