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Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Uncut
    May 22, 2023
    90
    Villagers' sleeve is telling: a pile of disparate old junk that somehow sites together as a piece. The remarkable thing is that this album achieves that so spectacularly. [Jul 2023, p.16]
  2. May 31, 2023
    81
    Despite the vexations Rutili espouses here, these are some of the warmest and most welcoming songs in Califone’s lengthy catalog, postcards meant to lure new visitors to an old landmark.
  3. Mojo
    May 22, 2023
    80
    Villagers lives in its own hermetic and compelling space; it's not too late to pay a visit. [Jul 2023, p.84]
  4. May 22, 2023
    80
    Jazzy horn breaks? Twinkling bar-room piano? Doo-wop backing vocals? All this and more crops up in ways both unusual and satisfying. Rutili is also in fine lyrical form. Many of the songs begin with strange and imaginative opening lines.
  5. May 22, 2023
    77
    Villagers may not hit the feels like All My Friends Are Funeral Singers did, but it’s nonetheless a prime example of an impeccable songwriter still operating at a consistent high.
  6. May 22, 2023
    70
    With Villagers he's [Tim Rutili's] shown he's not out of interesting ideas and intriguing places to take them, even when he's letting the surfaces seem more engaging.

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