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| 3.5 by Rolling Stone |
Lambchop are making what Ray Charles once called modern sounds in country & western music: They're a little bit o' twang with a pinch of soul, a mini-orchestra that plays with the attitude of Salvatio... |
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| n/a by www.trouserpress.com |
The album navigates effortlessly from peak to peak. |
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| n/a by www.spin.com |
A near-masterpiece of magical sounds that are both familiar and wildly new, a stunning blend of classic Americana and classical orchestration. |
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| n/a by www.mojo4music.com |
The most fully realised Lambchop record, the most perfect blend yet of their alt country roots and their obsession with soul. |
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| n/a by NME |
By any criteria an astonishing work. |
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| n/a by avclub.theonion.com |
Nixon sounds like the Superfly soundtrack recorded in a different dimension, one in which Mayfield and Marvin Gaye met up with Lawrence Welk for an impromptu jam session.... a drowsy near-masterpiece. |
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| n/a by www.q4music.com |
Heartbreaking, gorgeous and totally individual, these big-production numbers meld the different but complementary beauties of Nashville country and sweet soul while adding a dash of wine-dark weirdness. |
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| n/a by www.cdnow.com |
Piled high with elegant strings, horns, and vibraphone, these 10 tracks mark a new sophistication for this talented group. |
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| n/a by www.nudeasthenews.com |
Music this laid-back but this deep, so full-bodied and yet so restrained, could only have been made by Lambchop. |
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| n/a by www.splendidezine.com |
Expansively orchestrated, Nixon ultimately comes off as beautiful but slightly disturbing... |
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| n/a by Pitchfork Media |
Nixon serves as a reminder that expertly executed stylistic hybrids and ironic juxtapositions-- great though they may be-- don't replace memorable songwriting. Sure, it's a novel concept, but while some of us may still be patient enough to "get it" five albums into the band's career, Wagner's talent and unique vision should demand a more challenging album. |
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| n/a by www.salon.com |
"Nixon," Lambchop's fifth solo LP, does have its moments, some of them truly glowing. But much of the rest of the album turns toward precious self-indulgence. |
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