Cruel Country
by Wilco
  • Record Label: dBpm
  • Release Date: May 27, 2022
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
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  1. HumanoidEscapee
    May 27, 2022
    3
    Yet another whispering snoozefest of 22 totally forgettable songs. Wilco used to challenge and explore, but the past several albums have been suitable only for use in sedation dentistry.

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#83 Best Album of 2022
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#72 Most Discussed Album of 2022

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. The Wire
    Jul 13, 2022
    80
    Some will find Cruel Country monotonous; the patient however will be rewarded with an abundance of thoughtful, delicate, often brutally plaintive songcraft. [Aug 2022, p.60]
  2. Variety
    Jun 6, 2022
    80
    “Cruel Country” captures a band wholly secure in its status; it does a handful of things very well, and does those things repeatedly, with few deviations.
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  3. The Line of Best Fit
    Jun 1, 2022
    80
    Ultimately, however, the highs triumph over the occasional coasting, even if it's hard to entirely shake off the feeling that there's a killer 12 or 14 track record to top off Wilco's return to studio form on 2019's Ode to Joy lurking amongst this bumper crop of Jeff Tweedy’s songs and Wilco’s telepathic dynamics.
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