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Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Mojo
    Jan 6, 2017
    60
    Trials & truths is a diffuse experience. [Feb 2017, p.94]
  2. Q Magazine
    Jan 6, 2017
    60
    There's nothing fatally wrong with Trails & Truths--and fans of bearded cosmic Americana will find much right with it. What Horse Thief really need to rustle up, though, is their own distinct identity. [Feb 2017, p.115]
  3. Mar 15, 2017
    50
    Neal restrains throughout, even on the aggressive moments of "Evil's Rising" and poppy stutter of "Difference," but closing triptych "Mountain Town," "Million Dollars," and "Sante Fe" lulls with folksy ballads and harmonies that drop any earned momentum.
  4. Jan 26, 2017
    50
    All five members of the band do cool things in various moments on the album. And they have the basics of their genre down pat. But their songwriting needs some work if they ever want to progress from playing in bars for the patrons to playing in clubs for audiences that came out just to see them.
  5. Jan 26, 2017
    40
    At a time when artists such as William Tyler are driving Americana into fascinating and strange territory, this is too timid by half.

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