Surrounded
by Richard Buckner
  • Record Label: Merge
  • Release Date: Sep 3, 2013
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  1. jawwallace
    Nov 15, 2013
    9
    For Chrissakes...he isn't re-issuing "Bloomed", he's releasing new music. And this new music is Buckner--if not at his best--then, giving us his all: urgent, thoughtful, tuneful and evocative.

    I'll take this Buckner any day. If it isn't "Since", that's ok. None of us are "Since" anymore. Unless we're still 19...or 23...or 28. Or whenever we first heard the masterpiece. If you'd    For Chrissakes...he isn't re-issuing "Bloomed", he's releasing new music. And this new music is Buckner--if not at his best--then, giving us his all: urgent, thoughtful, tuneful and evocative.

    I'll take this Buckner any day.

    If it isn't "Since", that's ok. None of us are "Since" anymore. Unless we're still 19...or 23...or 28. Or whenever we first heard the masterpiece.

    If you'd followed him as he has gotten older, this new album is something new: fulsome, tuneful, raspy (which we've come to know} and honest. It is something of a return. But also something new.

    Just enjoy.    … Expand

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74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Q Magazine
    Jan 27, 2014
    80
    His trademark lyrical honesty and sublime fingerpicking remain at the fore. [Oct 2013, p.99]
  2. PopMatters
    Oct 22, 2013
    70
    The Buckner of today is more minimalist, more streamlined, and he asks his listeners to put in a little more work. It’s only fair.
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  3. No Ripcord
    Sep 12, 2013
    80
    Buckner’s songwriting, both in the arrangements and vocals, is laser-focused on the development and exploration of his scorched-earth aesthetic. Together, they project it with grace, refinement, and skill.
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