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Q MagazineJul 1, 2015His first LP of original material since 2002's October Road slips into earshot with the gentle country lilt of Today, Today, Today and rarely breaks a sweat from here on in. [Aug 2015, p.113]
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Jun 16, 2015There are songs about baseball, weather and enduring domestic love, acutely observed and delivered in tones so smooth they slip past in a soft blur.
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MojoJun 10, 2015Pleasing, but lacking his early melodic strength. [Jul 2015, p.96]
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UncutJun 10, 2015Accomplished rather than exciting. [Jul 2015, p.83]
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Jun 10, 2015Before This World, though not a particularly remarkable album, reacquaints us with an old friend, one who we wish would visit more often.
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Jun 15, 2015“Far Afghanistan” is an interesting detour, a new side of Taylor as he ponders the hardships of a soldier and the devastation of war. It’s not enough to distract from the glaring fact that Before This World doesn’t add much to Taylor’s beloved catalog, but doesn’t detract from it, either.