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- Summary: The second full-length release for the North Carolina-based alt-country band is a follow-up to her 2015 self-released debut (that was re-released in 2017 by Bloodshot).
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- Record Label: Bloodshot
- Genre(s): Country
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Apr 4, 2018Years is a compact, straight to the heart (and feet) record. Every song connects and no notes are wasted. It's a new country classic, plain and simple.
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Apr 9, 2018The Disarmers are the perfect bunch of honky tonk rockers to help Shook bring these tunes across. 2015's Sidelong showed Sarah Shook & the Disarmers had plenty of potential, and Years shows there are plenty more great songs where those came from.
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Apr 4, 2018Her music boasts the building blocks of potential crossover success: impeccable compositional construction; a distinctive songwriting voice; superb musicianship. For now, Shook is content to wallow in country's grimy underbelly, embracing the genre's traditional tropes while pushing them to unexpected places.
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May 29, 2018Shook’s unerring insurgence and commitment to the cause are admirable traits, proof that edge and attitude never go out of style.
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Apr 5, 2018As an exercise in exploring the various strains of left-of-center country and roots music, Years is spot on.
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Apr 9, 2018In contrast to the North Carolina songwriter’s rushed but rousing 2015 debut album, “Sidelong” (reissued last year by Chicago-based Bloodshot), Years is a more measured but no less bracing listen. Shook’s backing band, the Disarmers, holds a steady flame without letting things get out of hand.
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UncutApr 4, 2018Shook might not possess the vocal range of kindred spirits Lydia Loveless or Nikki Lane, but she clearly a force to be counted. [May 2018, p.26]
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