Black
by Dierks Bentley
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: May 27, 2016
Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. PopMatters
    Aug 2, 2016
    60
    Black feels like the embodiment of the masculine midlife crisis, with a similar lack of self-awareness on the part of the protagonist, even when he’s expressing realizations and moments of self-discovery.
  2. Boston Globe
    Jun 10, 2016
    50
    Echoey wall-of-sound sheen, soft-rock flourishes, guitar bombast, and omnipresent programming predominate. Presumably the intention was to create a sonic mood to match the album’s thematic concerns, but too often the execution leaves the songs sounding plodding and inert.

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  1. reidn94
    Jun 14, 2016
    10
    Dierks Bentley's Black shows that he has really come a long way as an artist. I have listened since his early days and this is my favoriteDierks Bentley's Black shows that he has really come a long way as an artist. I have listened since his early days and this is my favorite album because it has all of the raw emotion we love from Dierks but also innovation and risks that we have not seen in the past. The features from both Elle King and Maren Morris are perfect (also, props to Trombone Shorty) and epitomize the story he is trying to tell with this album. It is about losing yourself in someone else and what happens when that relationship goes away. Black tells that story in a familiar yet stylish fashion.… Full Review »
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