Waiting on a Song
by Dan Auerbach
  • Record Label: Nonesuch
  • Release Date: Jun 2, 2017
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
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  1. ns156
    Jun 4, 2017
    7
    Dan left his bluesy/garage rock roots behind on this one, focusing on all his other influences instead. As such, it feels less like a cohesive album and more a collection of 10 singles. This, however, means it's full of earworms, and is a perfect summertime driving album. While the lyrics might not be the most interesting in the world, the production is flawless and is a total clinic inDan left his bluesy/garage rock roots behind on this one, focusing on all his other influences instead. As such, it feels less like a cohesive album and more a collection of 10 singles. This, however, means it's full of earworms, and is a perfect summertime driving album. While the lyrics might not be the most interesting in the world, the production is flawless and is a total clinic in the art.

    It's not going to change your life, but that was never the point of it in the first place. Much like its totally organic sound and writing process with an army of rock, country, and folk artists working with Auerbach, it's a tribute to music and songwriting itself; it's about having fun making music. If the more pretentious sect could take life less seriously on occasion, they'd get the point.    … Expand

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Magnet
    Jun 27, 2017
    75
    The album has more in common with the genre-bending and expectation-shattering records of Shelby Lynne and Sturgill Simpson. [No. 143, p.52]
  2. musicOMH.com
    Jun 6, 2017
    70
    It’s not a world beater of an album by any means, but Auerbach’s ability to continue to branch out into things other than what he’s expected to produce can only be admired.
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  3. PopMatters
    Jun 5, 2017
    70
    Auerbach’s career is full, and his work is constant, aspects seeming to deserve a vacation. Waiting On a Song represents that vacation: he’s having fun with friends, playing spontaneous, and performing tunes that pay ode to a “Nashville sound” and his myriad influences.
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