The Spur
by Joan Shelley
User Score
5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
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  1. Bleet
    Mar 14, 2023
    8
    I only recently got back into the grove of listening to all country albums, because I love country music. This is the best album so far this year that I have listen to...When i first listened to it, i could not figure out what the fuss(85) was all about, but i let it sit and gave it more listens, and its absolutely awesome. It is very quiet, low tone, no overwhelming productions whichI only recently got back into the grove of listening to all country albums, because I love country music. This is the best album so far this year that I have listen to...When i first listened to it, i could not figure out what the fuss(85) was all about, but i let it sit and gave it more listens, and its absolutely awesome. It is very quiet, low tone, no overwhelming productions which isn't good and bad in of itself but her lyrics carries the album and her vocal is smooth and comforting. Like a thunder, home, fawn, and many others, I have like 7 favorite songs on this album… Expand

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#47 Best Album of 2022

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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Under The Radar
    Aug 18, 2022
    75
    This is an album (her ninth overall including two self-released ones and fifth on her longtime label No Quarter) from a singer/songwriter at the top of her game.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Jun 29, 2022
    78
    It’s satisfying to hear Shelley’s sound growing more verdant, the way carefully tended topiary fills out in spring. But the words and her phrasing remain the heart of what she does, and the judicious spaciousness of these settings feels both admirable and essential, crafting austerity that’s as much bounty as balm, and as celebratory as it is reflective.
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  3. Mojo
    Jun 27, 2022
    80
    Nuanced writing, full of tender challenges to lost souls, and Shelly's warmest sound yet. [Jul 2022, p.92]
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