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- Summary: The latest full-length solo release from guitarist Marc Ribot is his first album featuring his own vocals and was produced and mixed by Ben Greenberg.
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- Record Label: New West Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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The WireJun 4, 2025Map Of A Blue City is the closest Ribot has gotten to a singer-songwriter album. It suits him. [Jun 2025, p.53]
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MojoJun 4, 2025Where Ribot's electric guitar commands attention on other records, this acoustic picking is languid and warm, lending the album the intimate intensity of a midnight conversation. [Jul 2025, p.78]
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UncutJun 4, 2025Here he's in lo-fi mode, growling in a soft tenor voice over joyously jagged acoustic guitar backing. [Jul 2025, p.33]
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Jun 4, 2025To these ears, he’s right about the warmth and intimacy. It would have helped to have an inset with lyrics as in many cases they could be more audible. Nonetheless, it deserves several listens because this is as uncluttered as Ribot as ever sounded.