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- Summary: The second solo album for the folk singer who was born in Chicago but is now based in Britain.
- Record Label: Navigator
- Genre(s): Folk
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UncutBoden is a true original who has crafted an engaging album that's no easy listen, but worth sticking with. [May 2009, p.79]
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MojoJon Boden delivers an audacious yet subtle solo masterpiece. [Apr 2009, p.108]
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Anyone familiar with Boden's usual extrovert singing will be amazed by his restraint and, despite outbursts of percussive grunge, the arrangements are primarily gentle and acoustic.
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That this glorious album will be remembered long after this week's hyped offerings are forgotten is a testament to its power.
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The lyrics are often infuriating--who is the mysterious preacher in several songs, and what is the spooky, neo-traditional ceremony of Beating the Bounds?--but there are some fine songs here.