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83

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. The Wire
    Sep 10, 2025
    80
    Built around Richman's distinctive voice and guitar style, Only Frozen Sky Anyway is typically hook-laden and heartfelt. [Oct 2025, p.50]
  2. Uncut
    Aug 26, 2025
    80
    Only Frozen Sky Anyway is a seriocomic meditation on the absurdity of humanity, unfailingly generous in music and spirit alike. [Oct 2025, p.32]
  3. Mojo
    Aug 26, 2025
    80
    Richman sings with jaunty assurance in I Was Just A Piece Of Frozen Sky Anyway, the near-title entrance to his eighteenth solo album. [Oct 2025, p.86]
  4. Aug 26, 2025
    80
    They purposely and deceptively play like amateurs to express a kind of child-like innocence. One can imagine the trio at a party picking up stray instruments and jamming together unrehearsed. That’s true of the lyrics as well, which seem extemporaneous and made up on the spot. What initially may seem superficial frequently turns into something more profound.
  5. Aug 26, 2025
    78
    The loose, intuitive instrumental interplay is crucial to the album’s charm. Often, songs feel as if they’re conjured from the air: Lyrics are rudimentary yet keenly felt; melodies drift into view only to evaporate shortly afterward.

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