- Record Label: PIAS
- Release Date: May 30, 2011
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Dec 19, 2011Builds on the loose and raw sound of Wold's earlier records, but [the album] is also an extension of them, pulling in strains of folk and country and adding them to his signature trance blues sound. The result is a powerfully good record.
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Jun 17, 2011Old Dog New Tricks is hardly an overhaul--the likes of Don't Know Why She Love Me but She Do ensures there's plenty here for adherents to the tried and true. But it's clear that this old dog is stretching his legs more than on any previous album.
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Jun 1, 2011Despite the gloriously odd decision to place Treasures--a piece of music as fragile as the materialistic lifestyles it attacks--first in the tracklisting, there are no real surprises.
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Jun 16, 2011You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks stays true to its title, not really introducing any new elements to this Seasick Steve's canon, but perfectly satisfying if you're coming in not looking for a revelation in his sound. Expect the expected and this album won't disappoint.
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Jun 1, 2011More often than not though, Seasick Steve is just as fun, lively and instantly likeable as ever.
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Jun 1, 2011Four years on, his fifth album just feels stodgily generic.
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Q MagazineJun 21, 2011Sixth album by the artist who won MOJO's Best Breakthrough Act award 2007, aged 66. [July 2011, p. 100]
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Aug 3, 2011His first U.S. album has the fun and fury of his gigs, plus bass and mandolin work by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, a notable seal of approval.
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Jun 1, 2011What it lacks in linguistic poetry is amply compensated for in the vibrancy of Seasick's guitar-playing.
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Jun 1, 2011Whatever their origin [his guitars], he manages to wrestle compelling riffs from them.
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Jun 1, 2011It's about time he delivered something of substance. YCTAODNT fits the bill, kinda. It's long on heartbreak and short on yee-haw affectations.
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UncutJun 3, 2011A prophetically titled record that does exactly what it promises. [Jul 2011, p.94]