Texas Rose, The Thaw & The Beasts
by Castanets
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. PopMatters
    60
    Texas Rose is markedly similar in this regard and consequently another chapter in Raposa’s development as an artist that is beginning to seem more a journey that is less for us, and more for him.
  2. Under The Radar
    60
    If "City Of Refuge" unfolded like a Calexico album produced by Jim O'Rourke, Texas Rose, with its bold re-imaging of the old-time country idiom, has more in common with "Van Lear Rose."
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  3. Q Magazine
    60
    Orthodoxy is dispensed with here, with varible results. [Nov 2009, p.103]
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User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
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  1. amylorraine
    Jun 28, 2019
    10
    I love every Castanets album, but this one is special. I’ve always said that Raposa makes records in which no hair is out of place; even onI love every Castanets album, but this one is special. I’ve always said that Raposa makes records in which no hair is out of place; even on Cathedral—spacious, open, spare, a little ramshackle—no snare kick or cymbal hit, key pressed or chord strummed, sounds as if it could exist in any other configuration (despite the often-wildly different arrangements Raposa and his rotating band members play during live shows). Texas Rose is a lush, full record, different… Full Review »
  2. Ben
    Feb 1, 2010
    8
    I'd written off Castanets a few albums back, but randomly gave this a listen. And I'm SO glad that I did. It's an excellent I'd written off Castanets a few albums back, but randomly gave this a listen. And I'm SO glad that I did. It's an excellent bunch of songs, and one of the most underrated albums of 2009.… Full Review »
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