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- Summary: The 10th full-length studio release for the singer-songwriter was produced by Mitchell Froom and is his first album of original songs in eight years.
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- Record Label: BMG
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 14 out of 15
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Mixed: 1 out of 15
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Jul 10, 2020‘Unfollow The Rules’ feels like a gentle stroll through the various stages of Rufus’s career; far from creating the impression of Rufus covering his own back catalogue, the effect is like a timely reminder of everything that’s wonderful about Wainwright.
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UncutJul 7, 2020A spectacular return to the tower of song and the game he plays best. Brimming with memorable melodies, swooning arrangements and smart lyrics dreamily sung. [Aug 2020, p.39]
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Jul 9, 2020Unfollow The Rules – the album title was inspired by a phrase used by Wainwright’s daughter – is worth the wait, and across the 12 songs here, we experience some of the finest moments of his career to date.
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Jul 8, 2020Working with producer Mitchell Froom, Wainwright has crafted 12 melodic artistic pop tunes that are some of the finest of his career.
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Jul 10, 2020Wainwright's growth as a composer/arranger and his experiences in the classical realm are apparent here. Though, to his credit as a tunesmith, his words and melodies remain center stage.
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Jul 9, 2020This is one of Wainwright’s finest albums.
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Jul 7, 2020As with Wainwright’s best works, it’s musical theater without the theater (remember, he once interpolated the theme from Phantom of the Opera on Release the Stars’ “Between My Legs”) and it comes with all of the good and bad that comes with stage drama.
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Jul 10, 2020Such an amazing album. Devils and angels is my favorite from Unfollow the rules. The whole album is a piece of art. Is at the same level than Poses
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Jul 15, 2020
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