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  • Summary: The latest release for the British singer-songwriter was co-produced with Ladybug Transistor's Gary Olson and Kyle Forester.
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
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  1. Dec 22, 2017
    80
    As a songwriter Garrie is the consummate craftsman, playing the everyman bard while Olson and Forester's production sets the stage without ever being cumbersome on this strong release.
  2. Magnet
    Dec 22, 2017
    80
    The Moon And The Village is another subtle charmer. [No. 149, p.57]
  3. Uncut
    Dec 22, 2017
    70
    It's gorgeous, and though its 27 minutes may seem slight at first, that's somehow perfect for the songs' capture of moments in the life, singing melancholy and joy in equal measure. [Jan 2018, p.21]
  4. Dec 22, 2017
    40
    At their best, Garrie’s songs are tender, well-observed vignettes of a life well travelled, mostly on dusty French roads with a bar at the end. At their not-so-best, Garrie’s lyrics are more than a touch hokey (the quite frankly awful Boy Soldier) while the jauntier back bar numbers (Bacardi Samuel) are for Francophiles only. The Moon & The Village is destined to again divide punters and purists. One for fans new and old it is.