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The Bonny
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78

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  • Summary: The second full-length release for the Scottish singer-songwriter was produced with Chris Marshall.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. The Guardian
    May 5, 2020
    80
    The songs are simple but sturdy – the hooks are strong and grip even when you think you’ve escaped them.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    May 5, 2020
    80
    Sadly the last couple of songs on ‘The Bonny’ disappointingly tail off and almost feel tagged on. Thankfully there’s more than enough on here to help us dream of better times ahead.
  3. Q Magazine
    May 5, 2020
    80
    The songwriting here is just undeniably strong and direct. [Jul 2020, p.107]
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  4. Clash Music
    May 5, 2020
    40
    The first half of the album is particularly monotonous, with the one-man band fervently spewing similar hooks that show very little dynamism and only serve a purpose to maintain a foot tapping rhythm.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 2
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  1. Yosefmichear
    Nov 18, 2020
    9
    Although it does not seem that he has a defined identity in music, The Bonny is an album with great songs.
  2. bjhh
    Jun 17, 2020
    5
    This album serves its purpose extremely well; to create 'witty' singer-songwriter anthems for theThis album serves its purpose extremely well; to create 'witty' singer-songwriter anthems for the bucket-hat-dark-fruit-wish-oasis-would-reform masses. Gerry appears to be the next to hold the baton of brit-pop's successors after the Arctic Monkeys went a bit different with their most recent album. Canter demonstrates this perfectly. It has a beat perfect for jumping up and down at festivals while repeating the word "w*****" enough times that it will instantly appeal to anyone between the ages of 12 and 16. It isn't particularly charming, nuanced or witty, but it still managed to get plenty of airplay from the bastion of yesteryear's indie Radio X. It isn't a completely terrible album, Mayhem and Where We're Going are genuinely good with plenty of average tracks in the middle. However, it does appear to be extremely calculated to appeal to particular audience, which it does, and this makes the album fairly monotonous with little variation from the formula… Expand

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