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  • Summary: The latest full-length release for the Kurt Wagner-led band Lambchop was produced by Ryan Olson and Andrew Broder.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
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  1. Sep 29, 2022
    90
    It’s the work of a focused artist who is consistently attempting to stretch out the parameters of their own ever-expanding sonic world. ... Yet another late-career highlight. [Oct 2022, p.22]
  2. Oct 3, 2022
    81
    The Bible is a willfully abstract record, but for its many experiments, Wagner and company bring an intense focus to these songs.
  3. Sep 29, 2022
    80
    The Bible, like a lot of Lambchop albums, probably won’t be to everyone’s taste – some may find the constant electronic treatment of Wagner’s perfectly decent singing voice to be a bit grating, for example. Yet it’s the sound of a man ploughing his own furrow, and producing yet another unvarnished gem of a record.
  4. Mojo
    Sep 29, 2022
    80
    [Cryptic, allusive, impressionistic, The Bible needs its own concordance at times. Yet, after three decades on a quest to close in on the mysteries of being human, Wagner's perceptive edge hasn't blunted. [Oct 2022, p.83]
  5. Oct 14, 2022
    80
    On The Bible, Kurt Wagner bravely steps into new territory both musically and lyrically, and it's a beautiful and frequently moving experience.
  6. Sep 29, 2022
    78
    As is the case for many Lambchop albums, there is sadness and melancholy, but on The Bible, there’s more hope for a better tomorrow. Wagner sounds rejuvenated after following a different path on the way to making this record than on Lambchop’s three previous albums in just as many years.
  7. Sep 29, 2022
    70
    His songs flash by in vivid, disconnected mental images, floating on an underlying current of mood. What we see passes by. What we feel about it lingers, evocatively, just out of reach and often filtered through digital mechanisms. ... The album’s lyrics are about all kinds of things, but its sound is about being isolated and frightened with contact only through digital interface.

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  1. Oct 1, 2022
    10
    Absolutely revelatory. A wonderful mix of soul, country, folk and electronica. Just when you think you know where it's going it surprises youAbsolutely revelatory. A wonderful mix of soul, country, folk and electronica. Just when you think you know where it's going it surprises you again. A masterful work by an artist wielding an intense passion for the craft. Expand