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All about jazz
d. 7. Aug. 2021
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Doug Collette
d. 7. Aug. 2021
"Country-blues in its most vintage form, Last of the Better Days Ahead is not appreciably different from Charlie Parr's last couple albums, Dog (Red House Records, 2017) and Charlie Parr (Red House Records, 2019). As on those records, his economical playing meshes with the deft, spare accompaniment, almost surreptitiously evoking people, places and moods with such vivid skill(s), the Minnesota native comes across like a short story writer with a guitar".
Glide magazine
d. 26. July 2021
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Jim Hynes
d. 26. July 2021
"Reference points could include the folk guitarists such as John Fahey, Kelly Joe Phelps, and Leo Kottke, but again, Parr offers so much more in terms of his poetry, his detailed observations, and character sketches. All these skills are on fine display in Parr's debut, Last of the Better Days Ahead, for Smithsonian Folkways, and imprint that chooses most carefully ... This is brilliant work throughout and a worthy addition to Parr's storied catalog. If this is your introduction, it's a fine place to start".