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May 7, 2018The Prodigal Son lives up to its title, a return to his earliest archival sounds.
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May 16, 2018The Prodigal Son, with its blues, R&B;, and black gospel, is a more varied and engaging venture [than his 2015 tour with Ricky Skaggs].
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May 11, 2018Prodigal Son is yet another act of committed intention from one of American music's greatest guardians and purveyors. In its grain, aesthetic pleasure and the will for justice converse and ultimately convince the rest of us to act.
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May 10, 2018This long-awaited comeback of sorts for Cooder is a joyful, intense and occasionally humorous experience that any Americana fan will enjoy.
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May 9, 2018Ry Cooder’s long investigation of the permutations of the blues and possibilities of justice comes to rest here in the religious balm which remains inseparable from American music.
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Q MagazineMay 8, 2018[Noody's Fault But Mine is] A career-high in an album of highs. [Jul 2018, p.111]
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May 7, 2018The result is a confident, and comforting, celebration of American roots music.
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MojoMay 7, 2018Cooder magnificent way with bottleneck on steel is often in evidence, while his son Joachim's percussion-rich soundscapes with loped and sampled elements help contemporise his dad's inherently rootsy sound. [Jun 2018, p.90]
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UncutMay 7, 2018The parade of fretboard styles Cooder brings to the album is masterly. [Jun 2018, p.22]
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May 7, 2018The Prodigal Son is easily one of the most satisfyingly focused, complete records he’s ever made.
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May 11, 2018The Prodigal Son, Cooder's first album in six years, serves both as an urgent commentary on our current dystopia and a satisfying window into the interpretive process of a musical mastermind.
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