Print reviews for Revenge Songs
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Rock Sound Magazine- LP Review-
"a creative talent with an ability to tear your heart to pieces with a single note." - Rock Sound 8
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The Daily Mirror Single Review
"Revenge Songs, a righteously inflamed broadside assessing of the world at large." - Daily Mirror 3 stars
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Clash Magazine- LP Review-
"arguably the work of the greatest singer-songwriter of the current generation." - Clash Magazine
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Sunday Telegraph- LP Review-
"nascent cult classic" - The Sunday Telegraph 4 stars
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NME Album Review-
"Wonderfully raw. We'd like him to be emotionally dismantled on a regular basis so he can make more music as good as this." - NME 8
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Mojo Magazine- LP Review-
"The most gorgeous break-up record since Beck's Sea Change" - MOJO 4 stars
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The Sun- LP Review-
"Modern field recordings, this is atmospheric, deliciously skewed navelgazing." - The Sun 4 1/2 stars
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Mail on Sunday- LP Review-
"Curiously defiant vulnerability, Jacob Golden shines." - The Mail
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Guitarist Magazine- LP Review-
"A fragile, spooky voice way beyond the average singer-songwriter fare." - Guitarist Magazine 4 stars
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The Daily Mirror Single Review
"A striking second album. Critics are falling over themselves to praise him - and for once you can understand why." - The Daily Mirror 4 stars
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Alternative Ulster Magazine- LP Review-
"Soaring, exquisite melodies guide us through a collection of songs that sound like a yesteryear California." - Alternative Ultser Magazine 4 stars
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Uncut Magazine- Feature-
"I can recall a John Lennon song came on the radio - I was about four - and I said, I want to be a rock 'n' roll star." - Uncut Magazine
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Look Magazine- LP Review-
"One to watch, buy, sing along to." Look Magazine 4 stars
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The Daily Mirror Single Review
"Revenge Songs, a righteously inflamed broadside assessing of the world at large." - Daily Mirror 3 stars
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Q Magazine- Feature-
"Revenge Songs is about accepting your inner struggle, standing tall in the face of doubt and failure." - Q Magazine
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Rock Sound Magazine- Live Review-
"Wielding his guitar as if it's the last weapon left between him and the void..." Rock Sound
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The Independent -Feature- 4July07-
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London Tour Dates- LP Review-
"Recorded in underground car parks and concrete galleries, Revenge Songs is a naked, intimate and haunting record." - Tourdates.co.uk
