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Glenn Jones
- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Release Date: Aug 24, 2018
- Summary: The latest release for the guitarist was recorded in New Jersey with Laura Baird.
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- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Genre(s): R&B, Folk, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Neo-Traditional Folk, New Acoustic, Contemporary Instrumental, Finger-Picked Guitar
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MojoAug 30, 2018Glenn Jones's repeated trips to the well of John Fahey's American Primitive legacy seem to yield even more refreshing results. [Sep 2018, p.90]
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Aug 30, 2018Carefully considered and uniquely transportive, The Giant Who Ate Himself is yet another sterling example of Jones' guitar mastery.
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UncutAug 30, 2018The result is a record that's technically adept, but full of heart, too. [Oct 2018, p.29]
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Aug 30, 2018Coding emotional experience into sound is what this stuff is all about, and Jones nails it again and again.
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Sep 13, 2018It's impossible to not like this album, but it is possible to parse the reeds and dig deeper to find something even better than before.
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The WireSep 21, 2018Beauty, tradition, experiment: American primitive guitar is in safe hands. [Oct 2018, p.55]