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- Summary: The latest full-length release from Chicago's Tim Rutili under the name Califone features contributions from Rachel Blumberg, Brian Deck, Michael Krassner, Ben Massarella, Nora O'Connor, and Finom's Macie Stewart.
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- Record Label: Jealous Butcher
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Blues-Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Post-Rock, Experimental Rock
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UncutMay 22, 2023Villagers' 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]
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May 31, 2023Despite 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.
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May 22, 2023Jazzy 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.
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MojoMay 22, 2023Villagers lives in its own hermetic and compelling space; it's not too late to pay a visit. [Jul 2023, p.84]
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May 22, 2023Villagers 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.
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May 22, 2023With 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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