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May 18, 2026From the poetic appraisal of the confounding status quo on the country hug of “Badlands”, to the banjo-bolstered sigh of summer aimlessness that is “Cowtown”, he consistently proves that his ear is as sharp as his tongue – and it all captures what he sees with his unique eye.
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May 13, 2026Together the pair [Kevin Morby & Aaron Dessner] have crafted perhaps the most vivid and essential record of his career.
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May 14, 2026Morby remains open and inventive, partnering with Dessner, who brings on board what he does best, while also contemplating times passing, life/death, and the great beyond.
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May 13, 2026Altogether, Little Wide Open is a creative high water mark. [Jul 2026, p.86]
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May 20, 2026As expected, Morby’s songs tend to hold your attention more deeply when he allows them to breathe and drift, inspiring one to take a moment and soak in.
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May 13, 2026With Little Wide Open, Morby has crafted something eternal, something that encapsulates the Midwest in all its rugged glory. It may just be his true masterpiece.
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May 14, 2026Little Wide Open is the most cohesive, tuneful and cleanly drawn album of Morby’s career.
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May 14, 2026His most direct, understated, and poetic work to date. Ultimately, Little Wide Open is a masterpiece of simple and, at times, epic proportions that will linger deep within one’s soul.
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Record CollectorMay 13, 2026Ultimately, it's yet another great set of songs from one of America's best. [May 2026, p.102]
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May 15, 2026Little Wide Open certainly isn’t grandiose or over the top, but it does feel like most of his best material settled into one place here. It possesses all the marks of a year-defining folk/Americana release – and while I’ll stop short of calling it an instant classic, I do think time will be kind to this album.
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May 14, 2026There are a couple of moments that leap out – 100,000 builds to a climactic maelstrom of noisy guitar – but for the most part, Little Wide Open’s main currency is subtle pleasures.
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May 13, 2026These 13 richly expansive, tender-hearted songs also map the in-between places, questioning what living means now, in the face of an apparent apocalypse, [Jun 2026, p.27]
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May 14, 2026Morby doesn’t just maintain that rallying cry quality on Little Wide Open, but also teams it with artsier flourishes that make for his most distinctive and intriguing work yet.