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MojoWith songs of fake rock 'n' roll, magical dogs, lost minds and love, this is pop with wobbly wheels and new found joy and optimism. [Dec 2009, p. 95]
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Personally, I wouldn’t be that interested in going back to Is And Always Was (what’s in a title?) again. For devout followers, not new converts.
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Given that it's reassuring that he is writing and recording solo material again, it's disappointing that his fully finished renderings don't hold the same fascination as the sketches.
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Q MagazineBipolar Texan tunesmith Daniel Johnston will never be more than an acquired taste. [Dec 2009, p. 126]
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The harsh truth makes itself clear: overdubs and studio pre-meditation trivialize Johnston’s music.
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UncutHere, courtesy of producer Jason Falkner, his curious rock 'n' roll songs are given a crisp, clean production, a belssing which sometimes threatens to expose the - how you say? - idiosyncrasies of Johnston's singing. [Jan 2010, p. 115]
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Under The RadarJohnston's first album in six years, Is and Always Was, is uniformaly listenable. [Holiday 2009, p.78]