The singles : Echoes from the edge of Heaven
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AllMusic
2023
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Fred Thomas (musikanmelder)
2023
"Due to the nature of the compilation's prompt, The Endless Coloured Ways lacks continuity, and some of its unmoored stylistic experiments clash with one another. The strongest submissions make it worth the listen, however, as it's wonderful to hear yet another generation of artists doing interesting things inspired by Drake's evergreen presence".
Folk radio UK
d. 8. Aug. 2023
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Thomas Blake
d. 8. Aug. 2023
"The album is characterised by breadth of expression. Let's Eat Grandma's arty synth-pop sparkle adorns "From The Morning". Bombay Bicycle Club join forces with The Staves for a cleverly arranged take on "Road"; Katherine Priddy's "I Think They're Leaving Me Behind" begins in stately, piano-driven splendour and branches out into rangy folk-rock, like some long-lost Sandy Denny classic ... Even the most ostensibly folky of contributors, the ones you'd expect to sound most like Drake, provide some wildly imaginative interpretations of his songs: Karine Polwart and Kris Drever's "Northern Sky" becomes a tender duet, gaining a delicate shimmer and a soft blush of muted brass ... [Curated partly by the singer's estate manager Cally Callomon, this] is a brilliantly realised, perfectly sequenced tribute that, because of the sheer creative variety on show, never spills over into hagiography, and always prioritises Drake's musical heritage over the cult of his personal history".
At the barrier
d. 8. July 2023
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Seuras Og
d. 8. July 2023
"I accept I can get carried away in the heat of any moment, with many albums brighter in the moment than they later last. This is, I am convinced, different, and is shouting to be the compilation of the year. No fawning karaoke present here. The occasional false step seems inconsequential within the whole, and the whole is a marvel. Buy it!".
Songlines
2023 August/September
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Tim Cumming
2023 August/September
"This double set comprises 23 covers of Drake's immortal songs, divided into four 'seasons' and featuring an eclectic set of indie-rock and folk artists, ranging from Irish post-punk band Fontaines DC and their hazy, propulsive remake of "Cello Song", through French singer Camille's whispery, minimalist "Hazey Jane II", to Tuung's Mike Lindsay with Elbow's Guy Garvey revisiting "Saturday Sun", lightly drizzled in horns. And that's just on side one ... I predict yet another generation of listeners will be in thrall".