by
Karl Blau
- Record Label: Raven Marching Band Records
- Release Date: May 13, 2016
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May 10, 2016The most impressive thing about Introducing Karl Blau is how easily it could find itself slotted in the second-hand racks between Charlie Rich or Glen Campbell.
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Jun 8, 2016This record transcends genre and everybody knows it. Country music is haggard and calloused and hung up on itself, and Introducing Karl Blau is none of those things.
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MojoMay 24, 2016[A] dark and glorious vision, reinterpreting Nashville country-soul hits from the '60s and '70s. [Jul 2016, p.97]
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May 19, 2016Blau places himself completely in his producer's hands. He digs into these lyrics and charts for all he's worth, delivering a gem that is as timeless as its songs.
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UncutMay 10, 2016The songs are rendered sincerely, with elegant, understated phrasing. [Jun 2016, p.69]
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May 10, 2016While producer Tucker Martine provides inspired, inventive backdrops, Blau’s powers of interpretation make these familiar songs (To Love Somebody, No Regrets etc), very much his own; an unexpected marvel.
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May 10, 2016It shimmers with an enchanting beauty that this writer at least has yet to find in any other song this year.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 9
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Mixed: 0 out of 9
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Negative: 2 out of 9
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Jul 23, 2016
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Jun 19, 2016