• Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Release Date: Jul 12, 2019
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Mojo
    Jul 25, 2019
    80
    This comes together perfectly as he preens and stalks and sneers, like a sulky, world-weary Bowie. [Aug 2019, p.90]
  2. Uncut
    Jul 25, 2019
    80
    Songs like "of Lucky Hand" and "Deathwish Blue" see him shed the more chameleonic nature of last year's Full Circle Nightmare and more fully establish his own raggedly glorious sensibility. [Aug 2019, p.29]
  3. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jul 25, 2019
    80
    Craft's previous work suggested he might have an album in him which is as wry as it is earnestly heroic. This is it. [Aug 2019, p.80]
  4. Jul 25, 2019
    70
    Although Showboat Honey isn't as instantly gratifying in terms of infectious hooks as his previous releases, solid songs that settle in with repeat listens make it a worthy addition to his increasingly reliable catalog.
  5. Jul 29, 2019
    60
    Craft's vocals feel like they were sent through a french fryer, cooked to a crisp. The result is, like the music that backs him, a voice that is merely functional, an approximation that falls well short of its influences. Craft's first album had swagger— hopefully, he gets it back.

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