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- Summary: The third full-length release for the Tennessee singer-songwriter was produced by Butch Walker.
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- Record Label: ATO
- Genre(s): Singer/Songwriter, Alt-Country, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Roots Rock
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Aug 6, 2018It's actually the antithesis of Father John Misty: something that could be explored endlessly for depth and nuance but could also just play happily in the background to please multiple generations on a long family road trip.
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Aug 6, 2018With his laid-back charm, wit, and earthy sincerity, Baxter has shown his acumen for quality songcraft before, but on Wide Awake, he ties it up in one wholly engaging package.
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UncutAug 6, 2018What unifies these wildly disparate modes [political satirist. self-loathing lothario, celebrity stalker, Cali yacht-rocker, and Nilsson-like romantic crooner] is Baxter's musical sophistication, which puts him closer to the witty elegance of 10cc than the alt.country label he's been slapped with. [Sep 2018, p.26]
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Aug 6, 2018Thankfully, despite everybody and their dog comparing Baxter to legendary musicians and writers, he has managed to make an album that not only does justice to those comparisons, but actually warrants them.
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Jun 7, 2019
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